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Cara McDonald

Fage 18CTMRMTNIORPVSTVALIACUN

358 plausible swims · 75 meets · 2018-01-01 → 2026-08-06

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 24.33 AAA+0.64s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.44s to Futures 2026-01-01 Nassau County Swimming & Diving Championships
100 Freestyle SCY 51.81 AAA+0.52s to AAAA·Futures ✓+1.42s to Winter JNs 2026-01-01 Nassau County Swimming & Diving Championships
200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.83 AAAA·Futures ✓+0.74s to Winter JNs 2026-02-13 2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championshipvenue
500 Freestyle SCY 4:53.70 AAAA·Futures ✓+0.11s to Winter JNs 2026-02-14 2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championshipvenue
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:02.40 AAAA·Jr Nationals ✓+6.41s to Nationals 2026-02-12 2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championshipvenue
50 Backstroke SCY 33.11 B+0.72s to BB·+6.82s to Futures 2020-11-20 2020 MR LIAC Thanksgiving Invite
100 Backstroke SCY 1:03.33 A+2.24s to AA·+4.04s to Sectionals 2021-11-19 2021 MR LIAC Thanksgiving Invitational
200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.28 BB+0.59s to A·+10.39s to Sectionals 2021-11-06 2021 VA Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdownvenue
50 Breaststroke SCY 1:29.95 +49.16s to B·+60.16s to Futures 2020-10-17 2020 MR LIAC Chappy's Big Race Invite
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:06.09 AAA+2.20s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.60s to Futures 2020-09-19 2020 MR LIAC Fall of COVID
50 Butterfly SCY 26.73 AAA+0.54s to AAAA·+1.04s to Futures 2025-10-26 2025 MR LIAC Chappy's Invitationalvenue
100 Butterfly SCY 57.43 AAA+2.04s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.84s to Futures 2026-02-13 2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championshipvenue
200 Butterfly SCY 2:01.54 AAAA·Winter JNs ✓+1.05s to Jr Nationals 2025-12-13 2025 Katie Ledecky Invitationalvenue
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:04.30 2021-03-12 2021 MR LIAC Virtual Championship
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.00 AAA+2.41s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.61s to Futures 2022-01-14 2022 MR LIAC Winter Wonderland Invitational
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:21.70 AAAA·Futures ✓+0.01s to Winter JNs 2021-02-13 2021 MR LIAC Saturday, February 13th Time Tri
50 Freestyle LCM 29.09 AA+0.70s to AAA·+0.80s to Sectionals 2026-04-26 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challengevenue
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.60 AA+0.21s to AAA·+0.91s to Sectionals 2026-04-25 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challengevenue
200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.52 AAAA·Futures ✓+1.53s to Jr Nationals 2026-08-06 2026 Speedo Junior National Championshipsvenue
400 Freestyle LCM 4:23.91 AAAA·Winter JNs ✓+0.32s to Jr Nationals 2025-07-10 2025 MR TYR Senior Metropolitan Summer Champs
800 Freestyle LCM 9:09.22 AAAA·Futures ✓+2.43s to Jr Nationals 2026-04-24 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challengevenue
50 Backstroke LCM 36.39 BB+0.60s to A·+5.50s to Futures 2021-06-12 2021 MR LIAC Summertime Classic
100 Backstroke LCM 1:13.64 A+2.55s to AA·+5.75s to Sectionals 2023-05-13 2023 MR LIAC Spring Kickoff Invitationalvenue
200 Backstroke LCM 2:49.51 BB+8.32s to A·+23.32s to Sectionals 2021-06-26 2021 MR LIAC Summer Fun Invitational
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:25.84 BB+1.55s to A·+7.95s to Sectionals 2024-05-11 2024 MR LIAC Spring Kickoff Invitationalvenue
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:42.28 AAA+1.19s to AAAA·Futures ✓+3.69s to Jr Nationals 2021-07-23 2021 MR Metropolitan LCM Junior Olympics
50 Butterfly LCM 39.51 +0.72s to B·+10.02s to Futures 2019-04-26 2019 mr liac speedo challenge results
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.78 AAA+0.69s to AAAA·Futures ✓+1.09s to Winter JNs 2025-07-10 2025 MR TYR Senior Metropolitan Summer Champs
200 Butterfly LCM 2:16.99 AAAA·Nationals ✓+0.50s to US Open 2025-07-30 2025 Speedo Junior National Championshipsfast pool
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:30.47 AA+0.98s to AAA·+2.08s to Sectionals 2021-07-23 2021 MR Metropolitan LCM Junior Olympics
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:12.76 AAA+7.97s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+5.47s to Futures 2024-07-12 2024 MR Senior Mets LC Summer Championshipvenue

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.

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.

Fastest relay legs

LegCourseTime StartRelayDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 30.39 flat 200 Free Relay 2019-12-08 2019 NI STAR Short Course Invitational
50 Freestyle SCY 25.59 flying 200 Free Relay (leg 2) 2022-11-05 2022 MR OB Girls Nassau County Championships
100 Freestyle SCY 53.34 flying 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) 2026-02-14 2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship
100 Freestyle SCY 53.06 flying 400 Free Relay (leg 4) 2026-02-15 2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.41 flying 800 Free Relay (leg 3) 2026-02-12 2026 MR TYR Senior Mets Winter Championship
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
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.29 flying 400 Free Relay (leg 3) 2024-07-14 2024 MR Senior Mets LC Summer Championship
200 Freestyle LCM 2:08.55 flat 800 Free Relay 2024-07-11 2024 MR Senior Mets LC Summer Championship
200 Freestyle LCM 2:04.75 flying 800 Free Relay (leg 3) 2026-08-04 2026 Speedo Junior National 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 · LCM

5236 points (6/6 events)

EventTime Points
400 FR LCM 4:23.91 1013
200 BK LCM 2:49.51 554
200 BR LCM 2:42.28 914
200 FL LCM 2:16.99 1030
200 IM LCM 2:30.47 840
400 IM LCM 5:12.76 885

IMR 17-18 · SCY

4347 points (5/5 events)

EventTime Points
200 FR SCY 1:49.83 1015
100 BK SCY 1:03.33 654
100 BR SCY 1:06.09 890
100 FL SCY 57.43 887
200 IM SCY 2:07.00 901

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

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 51.81

25.43
26.38

Front half 25.43s · back half 26.38s

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
30.59
30.15
30.66
30.25
30.66
30.02
29.18

Front half 299.20s · back half 303.20s

50 Backstroke SCY 33.11 split/total mismatch

33.23
36.69
37.94
37.06

Front half 69.92s · back half -36.81s

100 Backstroke SCY 1:03.33 split/total mismatch

33.68
36.45

Front half 33.68s · back half 29.65s

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

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:04.30

30.64
64.80
29.36
64.30

100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.60

29.95
31.65

Front half 29.95s · back half 31.65s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.52 RT 0.78s

29.82
31.57
32.99
32.14

Front half 61.39s · back half 65.13s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:23.91

30.54
33.35
33.66
33.53
33.67
33.62
33.44
32.10

Front half 131.08s · back half 132.83s

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

200 Backstroke LCM 2:49.51

37.99
78.02
119.87
161.55
40.36
83.48
127.85
169.51

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:25.84

42.05
43.79

Front half 42.05s · back half 43.79s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:42.28

40.52
84.97
37.91
78.99
121.40
162.28

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 2:30.47

33.70
37.82
39.16
39.79

Front half 71.52s · back half 78.95s

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 0.783s slowest 0.80s 15 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.

Swim history

Every recorded swim, newest first
DateEventCourse TimeAge RoundMeet

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 24.33 12 swims
100 Freestyle SCY 51.81 18 swims
200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.83 23 swims
500 Freestyle SCY 4:53.70 9 swims
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:02.40 3 swims
50 Backstroke SCY 33.11 6 swims
100 Backstroke SCY 1:03.33 6 swims
200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.28 4 swims
50 Breaststroke SCY 1:29.95 1 swim
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:06.09 4 swims
50 Butterfly SCY 26.73 12 swims
100 Butterfly SCY 57.43 18 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 2:01.54 18 swims
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:04.30 7 swims
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.00 22 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:21.70 10 swims
50 Freestyle LCM 29.09 10 swims
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.60 16 swims
200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.52 26 swims
400 Freestyle LCM 4:23.91 25 swims
800 Freestyle LCM 9:09.22 7 swims
50 Backstroke LCM 36.39 2 swims
100 Backstroke LCM 1:13.64 5 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:49.51 3 swims
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:25.84 3 swims
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:42.28 2 swims
50 Butterfly LCM 39.51 1 swim
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.78 27 swims
200 Butterfly LCM 2:16.99 37 swims
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:30.47 5 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:12.76 16 swims