Matthew Gaughan
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.30 | AA+0.61s to AAA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.78 | AA+1.09s to AAA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.40 | BB+0.21s to A | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL HPAC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:07.14 | BB+3.35s to A | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL HPAC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.06 | AA+0.07s to AAA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:01.32 | AA+2.43s to AAA | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:16.64 | A+2.85s to AA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 55.73 | A+1.84s to AA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL HPAC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.15 | A+4.66s to AA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 ISI Summer HPAC Regional venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.84 | AA+0.75s to AAA | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.17 | AA+0.98s to AAA | 2024-03-08 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.09 | BB+0.10s to A | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:07.13 | BB+0.14s to A | 2024-03-10 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 33.57 | AA+1.38s to AAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:15.58 | BB+0.89s to A | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:44.86 | BB+1.57s to A | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:30.53 | BB+2.44s to A | 2024-03-10 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | LCM | 24.85 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:15.10 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
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
1990 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 2:07.14 | 611 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:16.64 | 706 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.15 | 673 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2768 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK SCY | 56.40 | 651 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:01.32 | 761 |
| 100 FL SCY | 55.73 | 683 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.15 | 673 |
| 200 FR 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 48.78
Front half 23.64s · back half 25.14s
100 Backstroke SCY 56.40
Front half 27.28s · back half 29.12s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:07.14
Front half 60.83s · back half 66.31s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.32
Front half 28.84s · back half 32.48s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:16.64
Front half 66.24s · back half 70.40s
100 Butterfly SCY 55.73
Front half 26.18s · back half 29.55s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:06.15
Front half 60.15s · back half 66.00s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:15.58 RT 0.55s
Front half 35.56s · back half 40.02s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.86 RT 0.62s
Front half 77.73s · back half 87.13s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:30.53
Front half 71.95s · back half 78.58s
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.