Kara Babson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 30.75 | BB+0.26s to A·+5.86s to Sectionals | 2026-03-07 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:19.47 | +1.78s to B·+25.38s to Sectionals | 2025-10-18 | 24th Annual Chattahoochee Gold Invitational venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:44.36 | B+7.27s to BB·+47.67s to Sectionals | 2025-12-13 | 2025 Classic City Invitational Meet venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 7:17.14 | B+15.55s to BB·+127.25s to Sectionals | 2025-12-12 | 2025 Classic City Invitational Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 33.00 | AA+1.11s to AAA·+4.41s to Sectionals | 2026-03-08 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:13.58 | A+0.79s to AA·+12.79s to Sectionals | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 51.62 | +6.13s to B·+18.03s to Sectionals | 2025-01-31 | 10th Annual Famous Last Words |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:43.08 | +2.79s to B·+32.19s to Sectionals | 2025-12-13 | 2025 Classic City Invitational Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 34.77 | BB+1.38s to A·+7.38s to Sectionals | 2026-03-08 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:28.64 | B+5.15s to BB·+29.55s to Sectionals | 2025-12-14 | 2025 Classic City Invitational Meet venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:19.50 | BB+3.51s to A | 2026-03-07 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:56.46 | BB+11.27s to A·+43.87s to Sectionals | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 35.98 | BB+1.19s to A·+7.59s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | Huntsville Swim Association |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:17.49 | BB+1.00s to A·+16.20s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | Huntsville Swim Association |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:50.65 | BB+5.26s to A·+38.56s to Sectionals | 2026-06-26 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 38.24 | AA+1.45s to AAA·+5.35s to Sectionals | 2026-06-26 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:23.80 | AA+3.01s to AAA·+14.01s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | Huntsville Swim Association |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 58.68 | +6.39s to B·+20.39s to Sectionals | 2025-06-27 | Gold Summer Invite 2025 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 41.17 | B+0.68s to BB·+9.88s to Sectionals | 2026-06-28 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:22.40 | AA+3.81s to AAA·+15.01s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | Huntsville Swim Association |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
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.
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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 11-12 · SCY
2187 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 7:17.14 | 421 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:13.58 | 618 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:43.08 | 333 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:28.64 | 338 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:56.46 | 477 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
2376 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:44.36 | 407 |
| 50 BK SCY | 33.00 | 684 |
| 50 BR SCY | 51.62 | 261 |
| 50 FL SCY | 34.77 | 505 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:19.50 | 519 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:19.47
Front half 36.70s · back half 42.77s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:44.36
Front half 78.98s · back half 85.38s
500 Freestyle SCY 7:17.14
Front half 216.83s · back half 220.31s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:13.58 RT 0.74s
Front half 34.83s · back half 38.75s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:43.08
Front half 47.82s · back half 55.26s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:28.64
Front half 39.64s · back half 49.00s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:19.50
Front half 35.19s · back half 44.31s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:56.46
Front half 82.93s · back half 93.53s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:50.65
Front half 81.85s · back half 88.80s
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.