Michael Retford
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.66 | BB+0.57s to A | 2025-03-09 | 2025 MN EDI Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.77 | BB+0.18s to A | 2025-11-22 | 2025 MN STRM 4th Annual Movember Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:56.83 | BB+0.84s to A | 2025-11-23 | 2025 MN STRM 4th Annual Movember Invite venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:41.97 | B+0.88s to BB | 2025-10-04 | 2025 MN FOXJ October Distance venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:21.59 | B+5.90s to BB | 2024-03-03 | 2024 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.47 | A+1.38s to AA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:23.56 | BB+2.77s to A | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:02.83 | B+1.44s to BB | 2025-03-09 | 2025 MN EDI Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 59.02 | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:15.06 | BB+6.87s to A | 2025-03-09 | 2025 MN EDI Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.52 | BB+0.73s to A | 2024-04-20 | 2024 MN UOFM Gopher Invite slow pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:03.15 | BB+2.56s to A | 2024-07-12 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:18.24 | BB+4.95s to A | 2024-07-13 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:15.95 | B+2.86s to BB | 2024-04-20 | 2024 MN UOFM Gopher Invite slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:45.38 | B+6.09s to BB | 2024-04-20 | 2024 MN UOFM Gopher Invite slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:19.19 | BB+3.70s to A | 2025-06-21 | 2025 MN MAN Red White & Blue Invite venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:58.40 | BB+13.71s to A | 2024-07-13 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:37.64 | BB+9.05s to A | 2025-06-21 | 2025 MN MAN Red White & Blue Invite 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 Backstroke | SCY | 28.16 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-02-28 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:09.40 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-13 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
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
2104 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:41.97 | 505 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:21.59 | 442 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:23.56 | 609 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:15.06 | 548 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2340 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:56.83 | 630 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:03.47 | 686 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:02.83 | 476 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:15.06 | 548 |
| 100 BK 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 52.77 RT 0.68s
Front half 25.47s · back half 27.30s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:56.83 RT 0.68s
Front half 55.43s · back half 61.40s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:41.97
Front half 166.29s · back half 175.68s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:21.59 RT 0.73s
Front half 68.70s · back half 72.89s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.47 RT 0.69s
Front half 29.26s · back half 34.21s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:23.56 RT 0.66s
Front half 66.41s · back half 77.15s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:02.83
Front half 28.73s · back half 34.10s
100 Individual Medley SCY 59.02 RT 0.67s
Front half 27.45s · back half 31.57s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:15.06
Front half 64.95s · back half 70.11s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:03.15
Front half 29.44s · back half 33.71s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:18.24
Front half 67.26s · back half 70.98s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:45.38
Front half 81.57s · back half 83.81s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:19.19
Front half 37.41s · back half 41.78s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:58.40
Front half 82.30s · back half 96.10s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:37.64
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.