swimMelia Ortega
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.29 | A+0.20s to AA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 Senior "Q Meet: SC Invite by GOLD & TST venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.72 | A+0.13s to AA | 2026-02-15 | 2026 Senior "Q Meet: SC Invite by GOLD & TST venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:08.38 | BB+0.69s to A | 2026-01-19 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 30.15 | A+1.26s to AA | 2025-12-14 | 2025 CA GWSC Winter Age Group Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:05.33 | BB+1.44s to A | 2024-12-14 | 2024 CA GWSC/SCS WAG venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:20.08 | BB+1.59s to A | 2026-02-14 | 2026 Senior "Q Meet: SC Invite by GOLD & TST venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.97 | BB+1.08s to A | 2025-10-18 | 2025 CA OC Gold Aquatics Fall Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:09.26 | B+0.47s to BB | 2025-10-19 | 2025 CA OC Gold Aquatics Fall Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:24.98 | BB+2.59s to A | 2026-01-19 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 30.20 | A+0.51s to AA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:06.08 | A+1.79s to AA | 2024-07-25 | 2024 CA SCS/GWSC Summer A/G Champs slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:14.46 | A+2.97s to AA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:41.11 | A+6.12s to AA | 2025-07-23 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.81 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-12-15 | 2024 CA GWSC/SCS WAG |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.14 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-12-14 | 2024 CA GWSC/SCS WAG |
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 17-18 · SCY
1220 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 2:20.08 | 614 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:24.98 | 606 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2342 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:08.38 | 635 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:05.33 | 596 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:09.26 | 505 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:24.98 | 606 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 56.72
Front half 27.47s · back half 29.25s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:08.38
Front half 62.59s · back half 65.79s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:05.33
Front half 32.01s · back half 33.32s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:20.08
Front half 69.82s · back half 70.26s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:09.26
Front half 32.56s · back half 36.70s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:24.98
Front half 66.13s · back half 78.85s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:06.08
Front half 32.04s · back half 34.04s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:41.11 RT 0.80s
Front half 79.80s · back half 81.31s
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.