Paloma Russell
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.94 | BB+1.25s to A | 2026-02-06 | 2026 Last Chance Qualifying Meet |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:05.03 | BB+4.94s to A | 2025-02-09 | 2025 SE BSL Region 3 Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:20.86 | B+0.37s to BB | 2026-02-06 | 2026 Last Chance Qualifying Meet |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:22.56 | B+3.57s to BB | 2026-01-24 | Rockfish Winter Wake Up Meet fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:12.63 | B+2.14s to BB | 2025-02-08 | 2025 SE BSL Region 3 Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:38.15 | B+5.06s to BB | 2025-01-18 | 2025 SE Ralph Crocker Classic venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:22.76 | B+1.57s to BB | 2025-02-09 | 2025 SE BSL Region 3 Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:54.36 | BB+13.07s to A | 2025-11-07 | 2025 CAC 5th Annual Zachary Spain Memorial Me |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 40.89 | +5.60s to B | 2024-10-19 | 2024 SE War Eagle Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:20.20 | +4.41s to B | 2025-11-07 | 2025 CAC 5th Annual Zachary Spain Memorial Me |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:12.92 | 2026-02-06 | 2026 Last Chance Qualifying Meet | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:39.96 | B+3.07s to BB | 2025-02-09 | 2025 SE BSL Region 3 Championships venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.46 | B+0.27s to BB | 2025-05-03 | OST Long Course Open venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:15.58 | B+1.79s to BB | 2025-05-04 | OST Long Course Open venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:43.61 | B+3.42s to BB | 2025-05-03 | OST Long Course Open venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 37.45 | BB+1.16s to A | 2026-04-17 | 2026 CAC Spring "Swimming to the 80’s" LCM Sw |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:27.44 | B+5.45s to BB | 2025-05-03 | OST Long Course Open venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:26.79 | +16.90s to B | 2025-05-04 | OST Long Course Open venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:39.04 | B+6.05s to BB | 2026-04-17 | 2026 CAC Spring "Swimming to the 80’s" LCM Sw |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 39.47 | B+2.48s to BB | 2026-04-17 | 2026 CAC Spring "Swimming to the 80’s" LCM Sw |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 3:43.79 | +32.90s to B | 2026-04-17 | 2026 CAC Spring "Swimming to the 80’s" LCM Sw |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
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 | 29.46 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-02-09 | 2025 SE BSL Region 3 Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 38.05 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-02-08 | 2025 SE BSL Region 3 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 15-16 · SCY
1925 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:22.56 | 486 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:38.15 | 455 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:54.36 | 512 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:39.96 | 472 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2240 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:20.86 | 499 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:12.63 | 460 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:22.76 | 473 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:20.20 | 336 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:39.96 | 472 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:05.03
Front half 30.88s · back half 34.15s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:20.86 split/total mismatch
Front half 32.77s · back half 108.09s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:22.56
Front half 187.60s · back half 194.96s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:12.63
Front half 34.79s · back half 37.84s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:38.15 RT 0.68s
Front half 77.11s · back half 81.04s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:22.76
Front half 39.00s · back half 43.76s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:39.96
Front half 75.58s · back half 84.38s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:43.61
Front half 77.87s · back half 85.74s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:26.79
Front half 90.43s · back half 116.36s
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.