Cara McDonald

Fage 17CTMRMTNIPVVALIACUN

173 plausible swims · 33 meets · 2018-12-10 → 2026-06-07

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	24.86	AAA+1.07s to AAAA	2026-02-14	2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	53.53	AAA+1.84s to AAAA	2025-12-14	2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:49.83	AAAA	2026-02-13	2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	4:53.70	AAAA	2026-02-14	2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship venue
1000 Freestyle	SCY	10:02.40	AAAA	2026-02-12	2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship venue
100 Backstroke	SCY	1:07.39	BB+3.50s to A	2026-01-01	liac 210214 ttc
200 Backstroke	SCY	2:19.28	BB+0.79s to A	2021-11-06	2021 VA Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdown slow pool
50 Butterfly	SCY	26.73	AAA+0.64s to AAAA	2025-10-26	2025 MR LIAC Chappy's Invitational venue
100 Butterfly	SCY	57.43	AAA+1.84s to AAAA	2026-02-13	2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship venue
200 Butterfly	SCY	2:01.54	AAAA	2025-12-13	2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational venue
100 Individual Medley	SCY	1:13.01		2026-01-01	liac 210214 ttc
200 Individual Medley	SCY	2:14.81	AA+4.22s to AAA	2022-10-24	2022 MR OB Section 8 Division Championships venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:43.89	AA+5.70s to AAA	2021-11-07	2021 VA Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdown slow pool
50 Freestyle	LCM	29.09	AA+0.70s to AAA	2026-04-26	2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	1:01.60	AA+0.11s to AAA	2026-04-25	2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:08.16	AAA+1.07s to AAAA	2026-04-26	2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:25.24	AAAA	2025-08-01	2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool
800 Freestyle	LCM	9:09.22	AAAA	2026-04-24	2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge venue
50 Backstroke	LCM	44.40	+3.01s to B	2019-04-26	2019 mr liac speedo challenge results venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:13.64	A+2.15s to AA	2023-05-13	2023 MR LIAC Spring Kickoff Invitational venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	3:31.64	+22.95s to B	2021-05-15	liac 15may2021
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:25.84	BB+1.65s to A	2024-05-11	2024 MR LIAC Spring Kickoff Invitational venue
200 Breaststroke	LCM	3:02.58	A+7.59s to AA	2023-06-10	2023 MR LIAC Summertime Classic Invitational venue
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:05.64	AAA+2.35s to AAAA	2023-07-14	2023 MR Senior Mets LCM Championships venue
200 Butterfly	LCM	2:16.99	AAAA	2025-07-30	2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:32.96	AA+3.07s to AAA	2023-06-10	2023 MR LIAC Summertime Classic Invitational venue
400 Individual Medley	LCM	5:12.76	AAA+9.17s to AAAA	2024-07-12	2024 MR Senior Mets LC Summer Championship venue

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	26.79	flying	200 Free Relay (leg 2)	2021-11-06	2021 VA Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdown
100 Freestyle	SCY	58.26	flying	400 Free Relay (leg 3)	2021-11-05	2021 VA Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdown
50 Butterfly	SCY	28.25	flying	200 Medley Relay (leg 3)	2021-11-06	2021 VA Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdown
100 Butterfly	SCY	1:03.27	flying	400 Medley Relay (leg 3)	2021-11-06	2021 VA Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdown

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

4638 points (6/6 events)

Event	Time	Points
400 FR LCM	4:25.24	998
200 BK LCM	3:31.64	285
200 BR LCM	3:02.58	641
200 FL LCM	2:16.99	1030
200 IM LCM	2:32.96	799
400 IM LCM	5:12.76	885

IMR 17-18 · LCM

3903 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR LCM	2:08.16	945
100 BK LCM	1:13.64	671
100 BR LCM	1:25.84	617
100 FL LCM	1:05.64	871
200 IM LCM	2:32.96	799

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 53.53

25.91

27.62

Front half 25.91s · back half 27.62s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.83

26.12

27.89

28.38

27.44

Front half 54.01s · back half 55.82s

500 Freestyle SCY 4:53.70

27.14

29.01

29.93

29.92

29.69

29.88

29.66

29.74

29.70

29.03

Front half 145.69s · back half 148.01s

1000 Freestyle SCY 10:02.40

27.22

30.03

30.26

30.25

30.06

30.04

30.38

30.27

30.36

30.33

30.37

30.73

30.59

30.15

30.66

30.25

30.66

30.02

29.18

Front half 299.20s · back half 303.20s

100 Backstroke SCY 1:07.39

33.66

33.73

Front half 33.66s · back half 33.73s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.28

32.60

34.91

36.03

35.74

Front half 67.51s · back half 71.77s

100 Butterfly SCY 57.43

27.34

30.09

Front half 27.34s · back half 30.09s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:01.54

27.77

31.01

31.55

31.21

Front half 58.78s · back half 62.76s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:14.81

28.96

33.80

40.96

31.09

Front half 62.76s · back half 72.05s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:43.89

30.05

34.01

36.51

36.52

41.03

42.04

32.35

31.38

Front half 137.09s · back half 146.80s

100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.60

29.95

31.65

Front half 29.95s · back half 31.65s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:08.16

30.52

32.60

32.88

32.16

Front half 63.12s · back half 65.04s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:25.24 RT 0.78s

30.79

33.53

33.20

33.61

33.49

33.98

33.93

32.71

Front half 131.13s · back half 134.11s

800 Freestyle LCM 9:09.22

31.68

34.04

34.77

34.92

34.50

34.82

34.44

34.42

34.70

34.59

34.37

34.53

34.81

34.60

34.50

33.53

Front half 273.59s · back half 275.63s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:13.64

36.12

37.52

Front half 36.12s · back half 37.52s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:25.84

42.05

43.79

Front half 42.05s · back half 43.79s

200 Breaststroke LCM 3:02.58

42.75

46.62

47.05

46.16

Front half 89.37s · back half 93.21s

100 Butterfly LCM 1:05.64

31.23

34.41

Front half 31.23s · back half 34.41s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:16.99 RT 0.75s

30.87

35.68

34.59

35.85

Front half 66.55s · back half 70.44s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:32.96

32.45

40.87

46.62

33.02

Front half 73.32s · back half 79.64s

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:12.76

32.41

36.36

42.17

40.07

47.10

46.74

34.42

33.49

Front half 151.01s · back half 161.75s

Reaction time

fastest 0.75s average 0.777s slowest 0.80s 3 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 24.86 6 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 53.53 10 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.83 9 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 4:53.70 6 swims

1000 Freestyle SCY 10:02.40 3 swims

100 Backstroke SCY 1:07.39 2 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.28 2 swims

50 Butterfly SCY 26.73 4 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 57.43 12 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 2:01.54 9 swims

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:13.01 4 swims

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:14.81 8 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:43.89 1 swim

50 Freestyle LCM 29.09 7 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.60 10 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 2:08.16 15 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:25.24 12 swims

800 Freestyle LCM 9:09.22 4 swims

50 Backstroke LCM 44.40 1 swim

100 Backstroke LCM 1:13.64 2 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 3:31.64 1 swim

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:25.84 1 swim

200 Breaststroke LCM 3:02.58 1 swim

100 Butterfly LCM 1:05.64 14 swims

200 Butterfly LCM 2:16.99 18 swims

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:32.96 2 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:12.76 9 swims