Caden Askren
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 Freestyle | SCM | 30:27.79 | 2023-06-16 | 2023 WI Central Zone Open Water Championshipsvenue | |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:07.60 | AAAA·Futures ✓+2.61s to Winter JNs | 2026-08-06 | 2026 Speedo Junior National Time Trialsvenue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:27.18 | AAAA·Winter JNs ✓+4.09s to Jr Nationals | 2026-08-07 | 2026 Speedo Junior National Championshipsvenue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 16:06.60 | AAAA·Winter JNs ✓+1.51s to Jr Nationals | 2026-08-03 | 2026 Speedo Junior National Championshipsvenue |
| 5000 Freestyle | LCM | 59:46.43 | 2025-06-13 | 2025 WI CZ Open Water Championshipsvenue | |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:07.87 | BB+0.38s to A·+3.48s to Sectionals | 2023-07-21 | 2023 IN Swimming AGS Entries |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:18.52 | AA+3.73s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+6.63s to Futures | 2024-07-11 | 2024 IN Swimming Swimfestvenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:23.74 | A+1.35s to AA·+4.35s to Sectionals | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IN Swimming Swimfestvenue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:39.17 | AAA+0.08s to AAAA·Futures ✓+3.28s to Winter JNs | 2026-08-04 | 2026 Speedo Junior National Championshipsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.16 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-27 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:07.40 | flat | 800 Free Relay | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IN Swimming Swimfest |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:00.42 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-26 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:05.20 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2026-03-29 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona |
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 · LCM
3420 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:07.60 | 967 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:18.52 | 768 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:23.74 | 722 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:39.17 | 963 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
1352 points (2/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK LCM | 1:07.87 | 630 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:23.74 | 722 |
| 200 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 100 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 100 FL LCM | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
400 Freestyle LCM 4:07.60 RT 0.64s
Front half 121.02s · back half 126.58s
800 Freestyle LCM 8:27.18 RT 0.65s
Front half 251.17s · back half 256.01s
1500 Freestyle LCM 16:06.60
200 Backstroke LCM 2:18.52
Front half 66.61s · back half 71.91s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:23.74
Front half 66.49s · back half 77.25s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:39.17 RT 0.68s
Front half 134.22s · back half 144.95s
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.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.