Sam Gao

Mage 17CAIAMTNMPNUTWZSAND

199 plausible swims · 33 meets · 2020-12-18 → 2026-06-28

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 22.46 AA+0.37s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.17s to Futures 2025-08-23 BCH Desert Invitational 2025venue
100 Freestyle SCY 49.78 AA+1.49s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.39s to Futures 2025-09-20 2025CATeam Rebel SC Meetvenue
200 Freestyle SCY 1:47.16 AA+0.77s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+5.57s to Futures 2025-02-16 2025 Desert Committee Championshipvenue
500 Freestyle SCY 4:38.53 AAA+3.04s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.44s to Futures 2026-02-15 2026 Desert Committee Championshipsvenue
1000 Freestyle SCY 9:32.53 AAAA·Futures ✓+9.84s to Winter JNs 2025-12-13 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniorsvenue
1650 Freestyle SCY 15:42.04 AAAA·Futures ✓+1.65s to Winter JNs 2025-12-13 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniorsvenue
50 Backstroke SCY 25.75 A+0.06s to AA·+2.06s to Futures 2025-09-20 2025CATeam Rebel SC Meetvenue
100 Backstroke SCY 53.43 AA+0.94s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.94s to Futures 2025-08-23 BCH Desert Invitational 2025venue
200 Backstroke SCY 1:54.93 AA+0.14s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.14s to Futures 2024-12-22 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREAvenue
50 Breaststroke SCY 28.47 AA+0.18s to AAA·+2.18s to Futures 2025-01-19 -PRELIMS 2025 Road to LA28venue
100 Breaststroke SCY 59.65 AA+0.26s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.66s to Futures 2025-02-15 2025 Desert Committee Championshipvenue
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:06.77 AAA+3.58s to AAAA·Futures ✓+5.18s to Winter JNs 2025-02-16 2025 Desert Committee Championshipvenue
50 Butterfly SCY 31.74 +0.55s to B·+8.85s to Futures 2020-12-19 2020 UT Las Vegas Super Finalsvenue
100 Butterfly SCY 50.52 AAA+0.93s to AAAA·Futures ✓+1.83s to Winter JNs 2026-03-19 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ
200 Butterfly SCY 1:50.51 AAAA·Futures ✓+1.42s to Winter JNs 2026-03-19 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ
100 Individual Medley SCY 56.27 2024-10-20 2024 Sandpipers Pumpkin Invitevenue
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:55.19 AAA+3.00s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.30s to Futures 2025-02-17 2025 Desert Committee Championshipvenue
400 Individual Medley SCY 3:55.60 AAAA·Winter JNs ✓+2.91s to Jr Nationals 2026-03-19 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ
50 Freestyle LCM 26.34 AA+0.85s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.75s to Futures 2026-06-26 2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invvenue
100 Freestyle LCM 56.50 AA+0.91s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.91s to Futures 2024-07-25 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champsslow pool
200 Freestyle LCM 2:02.50 AA+0.31s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+4.71s to Futures 2025-03-30 Sand vs BCH LCM Dual 2025venue
400 Freestyle LCM 4:12.14 AAA+3.45s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.15s to Futures 2026-06-19 2026 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOCvenue
800 Freestyle LCM 8:42.63 AAA+5.74s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.94s to Futures 2026-04-12 2026Team Rebel Aquatics Long Course Openervenue
1500 Freestyle LCM 16:36.92 AAA+5.03s to AAAA·Futures ✓+22.13s to Winter JNs 2026-05-22 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challengevenue
50 Backstroke LCM 30.24 AA+0.85s to AAA·+2.35s to Futures 2026-06-27 2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invvenue
100 Backstroke LCM 1:04.14 AA+2.25s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.55s to Futures 2026-06-28 2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invvenue
200 Backstroke LCM 2:13.93 AAA+5.24s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.04s to Futures 2024-07-25 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champsslow pool
50 Breaststroke LCM 32.38 AA+0.29s to AAA·+1.49s to Futures 2026-06-28 2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invvenue
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:08.85 AAA+2.76s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.66s to Futures 2024-07-26 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champsslow pool
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:26.18 AAA+1.99s to AAAA·Futures ✓+2.09s to Winter JNs 2025-08-01 WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025venue
50 Butterfly LCM 27.40 AAA+1.01s to AAAA·+1.11s to Futures 2026-06-26 2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invvenue
100 Butterfly LCM 59.87 AA+0.18s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.88s to Futures 2026-05-03 2026 SAND Cinco De Mayo Invitationalvenue
200 Butterfly LCM 2:05.47 AAAA·Winter JNs ✓+0.38s to Jr Nationals 2026-06-19 2026 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOCvenue
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:10.67 AAA+0.68s to AAAA·Futures ✓+1.38s to Winter JNs 2025-08-02 WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025venue
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:33.66 AAAA·Winter JNs ✓+0.57s to Jr Nationals 2025-07-30 WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025venue

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.

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 24.36 flying 200 Free Relay (leg 2) 2022-12-11 2022 TYR LAS VEGAS SUPER FINALS
100 Freestyle SCY 49.65 flying 400 Free Relay (leg 4) 2024-12-22 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA
50 Breaststroke SCY 27.57 flying 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) 2024-12-21 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA
100 Breaststroke SCY 59.88 flying 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) 2024-12-20 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA
50 Butterfly SCY 26.32 flying 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) 2022-12-08 2022 TYR LAS VEGAS SUPER FINALS
100 Butterfly SCY 59.61 flying 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) 2022-12-10 2022 TYR LAS VEGAS SUPER FINALS
50 Freestyle LCM 25.17 flying 200 Free Relay (leg 4) 2025-07-31 WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025
100 Freestyle LCM 57.31 flat 400 Free Relay WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025
100 Freestyle LCM 56.54 flying 400 Free Relay (leg 3) 2024-07-28 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs
200 Freestyle LCM 2:00.84 flat 800 Free Relay 2025-07-30 WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025
200 Freestyle LCM 2:03.73 flying 800 Free Relay (leg 2) 2024-07-25 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:10.66 flying 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) 2024-07-27 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs
50 Butterfly LCM 30.01 flying 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) 2025-07-29 WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025
100 Butterfly LCM 59.62 flying 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) 2025-08-02 WZ LCM Senior Champs 2025

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

5658 points (6/6 events)

EventTime Points
400 FR LCM 4:12.14 916
200 BK LCM 2:13.93 850
200 BR LCM 2:26.18 914
200 FL LCM 2:05.47 995
200 IM LCM 2:10.67 961
400 IM LCM 4:33.66 1022

IMR 17-18 · SCY

4210 points (5/5 events)

EventTime Points
200 FR SCY 1:47.16 817
100 BK SCY 53.43 766
100 BR SCY 59.65 826
100 FL SCY 50.52 917
200 IM SCY 1:55.19 884

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

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 49.78

24.31
25.47

Front half 24.31s · back half 25.47s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:47.16

25.24
27.37
27.34
27.21

Front half 52.61s · back half 54.55s

500 Freestyle SCY 4:38.53

25.41
27.40
28.10
28.65
28.28
28.09
28.20
28.45
28.32
27.63

Front half 137.84s · back half 140.69s

1650 Freestyle SCY 15:42.04

25.70
28.05
28.43
28.69
28.66
28.88
28.73
28.78
28.82
29.09
28.56
28.54
28.78
28.87
29.09
28.90
28.81
28.92
29.21
29.02
28.36
28.58
28.59
28.59
28.60
28.45
28.84
28.80
28.70
28.77
28.42
28.14
26.67

100 Backstroke SCY 53.43

26.13
27.30

Front half 26.13s · back half 27.30s

200 Backstroke SCY 1:54.93 RT 0.70s

27.17
29.06
29.43
29.27

Front half 56.23s · back half 58.70s

100 Breaststroke SCY 59.65

28.50
31.15

Front half 28.50s · back half 31.15s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:06.77

28.90
32.21
32.58
33.08

Front half 61.11s · back half 65.66s

100 Individual Medley SCY 56.27

26.46
29.81

Front half 26.46s · back half 29.81s

200 Individual Medley SCY 1:55.19

25.18
30.03
32.62
27.36

Front half 55.21s · back half 59.98s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:12.14

28.66
31.64
32.54
33.23
32.16
31.58
31.51
30.82

Front half 126.07s · back half 126.07s

1500 Freestyle LCM 16:36.92

29.20
32.11
32.78
33.24
33.32
33.60
33.53
33.89
33.80
33.87
32.74
33.09
33.19
33.23
33.84
32.98
33.24
33.30
33.48
33.49
33.12
33.19
33.38
33.58
33.94
33.96
33.97
33.85
33.74
32.27

Front half 495.43s · back half 501.49s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:04.14

31.31
32.83

Front half 31.31s · back half 32.83s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:13.93 RT 0.74s

31.42
33.64
34.69
34.18

Front half 65.06s · back half 68.87s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:26.18

33.72
37.42
37.42
37.62

Front half 71.14s · back half 75.04s

100 Butterfly LCM 59.87

28.50
31.37

Front half 28.50s · back half 31.37s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:05.47

28.37
31.90
32.32
32.88

Front half 60.27s · back half 65.20s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:10.67

28.50
35.08
36.83
30.26

Front half 63.58s · back half 67.09s

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:33.66

28.77
32.75
36.55
36.67
37.76
39.05
31.24
30.87

Front half 134.74s · back half 138.92s

Reaction time

fastest 0.59s average 0.676s slowest 0.74s 18 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 22.46 2 swims
100 Freestyle SCY 49.78 3 swims
200 Freestyle SCY 1:47.16 5 swims
500 Freestyle SCY 4:38.53 8 swims
1000 Freestyle SCY 9:32.53 4 swims
1650 Freestyle SCY 15:42.04 5 swims
50 Backstroke SCY 25.75 1 swim
100 Backstroke SCY 53.43 2 swims
200 Backstroke SCY 1:54.93 5 swims
50 Breaststroke SCY 28.47 2 swims
100 Breaststroke SCY 59.65 4 swims
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:06.77 16 swims
50 Butterfly SCY 31.74 1 swim
100 Butterfly SCY 50.52 11 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 1:50.51 8 swims
100 Individual Medley SCY 56.27 1 swim
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:55.19 17 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 3:55.60 13 swims
50 Freestyle LCM 26.34 3 swims
100 Freestyle LCM 56.50 4 swims
200 Freestyle LCM 2:02.50 3 swims
400 Freestyle LCM 4:12.14 8 swims
800 Freestyle LCM 8:42.63 5 swims
1500 Freestyle LCM 16:36.92 4 swims
50 Backstroke LCM 30.24 1 swim
100 Backstroke LCM 1:04.14 5 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:13.93 2 swims
50 Breaststroke LCM 32.38 2 swims
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:08.85 4 swims
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:26.18 10 swims
50 Butterfly LCM 27.40 1 swim
100 Butterfly LCM 59.87 4 swims
200 Butterfly LCM 2:05.47 7 swims
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:10.67 12 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:33.66 13 swims