Anden Mertens
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.05 | AA+0.96s to AAA | 2026-04-02 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.98 | A+0.59s to AA | 2026-04-02 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 3:06.04 | +50.65s to B | 2020-02-29 | RPI AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 44.77 | +13.58s to B | 2020-03-01 | RPI AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 58.53 | BB+1.24s to A | 2026-04-01 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 53.41 | +17.42s to B | 2020-02-29 | RPI AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 36.70 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2020-03-01 | RPI AD Silver Short Course Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 35.79 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2019-03-03 | RPI AD Silver Short Course 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
IMR 17-18 · SCY
738 points (2/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 3:06.04 | 156 |
| 100 BK SCY | 58.53 | 582 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM 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 50.98 RT 0.61s
Front half 24.56s · back half 26.42s
200 Freestyle SCY 3:06.04
Front half 88.46s · back half 97.58s
100 Backstroke SCY 58.53
Front half 28.30s · back half 30.23s
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.