Declan Vargas
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.02 | AAA+0.93s to AAAA | 2026-04-02 | 2026 YMCA Short Course Nationals fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.27 | AA+1.98s to AAA | 2024-12-19 | SJAC Gator Classic 13 and Over |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 51.56 | AAA+1.47s to AAAA | 2026-04-01 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:02.28 | A+0.19s to AA | 2024-12-19 | SJAC Gator Classic 13 and Over |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:17.23 | A+2.34s to AA | 2024-12-19 | SJAC Gator Classic 13 and Over |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 50.48 | AAA+0.89s to AAAA | 2026-03-31 | 2026 YMCA Short Course Nationals fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:50.86 | AAAA | 2026-04-03 | 2026 YMCA Short Course Nationals fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:01.64 | AA+4.15s to AAA | 2024-12-19 | SJAC Gator Classic 13 and Over |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:09.74 | AAA+8.25s to AAAA | 2026-04-01 | 2026 YMCA Short Course Nationals fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.98 | AA+0.29s to AAA | 2024-08-02 | 2024 YMCA Long Course Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:17.57 | AA+4.38s to AAA | 2024-07-30 | 2024 YMCA Long Course Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:04.75 | AA+12.36s to AAA | 2024-08-01 | 2024 YMCA Long Course Championships 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:06.24 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-08-02 | 2024 YMCA Long 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
IMX 17-18 · SCY
3284 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BR SCY | 2:17.23 | 697 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:50.86 | 971 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:01.64 | 751 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:09.74 | 865 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3248 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK SCY | 51.56 | 852 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:02.28 | 726 |
| 100 FL SCY | 50.48 | 919 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:01.64 | 751 |
| 200 FR 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 50.27 split/total mismatch
Front half 24.13s · back half 26.14s
100 Backstroke SCY 51.56
Front half 25.13s · back half 26.43s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:02.28 split/total mismatch
Front half 29.29s · back half 32.99s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:17.23 split/total mismatch
Front half 34.18s · back half 103.05s
100 Butterfly SCY 50.48 RT 0.55s
Front half 23.46s · back half 27.02s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:50.86 RT 0.57s
Front half 53.56s · back half 57.30s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:01.64 split/total mismatch
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:09.74 RT 0.56s
Front half 116.59s · back half 133.15s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:17.57 RT 0.58s
Front half 64.15s · back half 73.42s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:04.75
Front half 145.64s · back half 159.11s
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.