Joy Cheng
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.32 | AA+0.83s to AAA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:53.15 | AAAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:01.00 | AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:56.04 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:07.59 | AAA+5.70s to AAAA | 2026-03-08 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.32 | AAAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:24.19 | AAA+3.60s to AAAA | 2024-03-08 | 2024 IL Swimming SC Age Group Championships slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.17 | AAAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:24.49 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.78 | AAA+0.49s to AAAA | 2025-06-27 | 2025 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.54 | AAA+0.65s to AAAA | 2025-06-29 | 2025 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:06.86 | AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:36.74 | AAA+7.45s to AAAA | 2025-06-29 | 2025 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:11.48 | AAAA | 2025-06-29 | 2025 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 17:55.43 | AAA+6.44s to AAAA | 2024-07-21 | 2024 IL Swimming LC Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:13.05 | A+1.16s to AA | 2024-06-01 | 2024 LSC Duel in the Pool venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:30.36 | AA+2.77s to AAA | 2024-06-22 | 2024 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.18 | AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:14.70 | AAA+0.31s to AAAA | 2025-06-27 | 2025 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:43.91 | AAA+4.32s to AAAA | 2026-06-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:05.69 | AAA+2.40s to AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:22.11 | AAAA | 2025-06-27 | 2025 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:06.00 | AAA+0.01s to AAAA | 2025-06-28 | 2025 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
Pool tags are a venue speed heuristic (median deviation of all swims there vs each swimmer's typical time) — see the venue page for the method.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.79 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi |
Reconstructed from relay split marks. Flat = lead-off (comparable to individual times); flying starts run ~0.5–0.7s fast and are not PRs.
IMX / IMR
IMX 15-16 · SCY
4932 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:53.15 | 1080 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:07.59 | 867 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:24.19 | 905 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.17 | 1060 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:24.49 | 1020 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · LCM
4602 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:06.86 | 1000 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:13.05 | 710 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:14.70 | 971 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:05.69 | 894 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:22.11 | 1027 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 55.32
Front half 26.27s · back half 29.05s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:53.15
Front half 145.13s · back half 148.02s
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:01.00
Front half 298.91s · back half 302.09s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:07.59
Front half 61.29s · back half 66.30s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.32
Front half 29.75s · back half 33.57s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:24.19
Front half 68.51s · back half 75.68s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.17
Front half 58.28s · back half 63.89s
100 Freestyle LCM 59.54
Front half 28.64s · back half 30.90s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.86
Front half 61.73s · back half 65.13s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:36.74
800 Freestyle LCM 9:11.48
Front half 276.74s · back half 274.74s
1500 Freestyle LCM 17:55.43
Front half 537.09s · back half 538.34s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:13.05
Front half 34.96s · back half 38.09s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:30.36
Front half 73.37s · back half 76.99s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:14.70
Front half 35.03s · back half 39.67s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:43.91
Front half 78.04s · back half 85.87s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:05.69
Front half 30.50s · back half 35.19s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:22.11
Front half 66.74s · back half 75.37s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:06.00
Front half 150.31s · back half 155.69s
Reaction time
From electronically-timed starts only (~2% of corpus swims carry a reaction time). PRs with a recorded reaction show an RT chip in the splits section above.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.