Sam Gao

Mage 17CAIAMTNMUTWZSAND

162 plausible swims · 34 meets · 2020-12-18 → 2026-06-28

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	22.46	AA+0.37s to AAA	2025-08-23	BCH Desert Invitational 2025 venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	49.78	AA+1.49s to AAA	2025-09-20	2025CATeam Rebel SC Meet venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:47.16	AA+0.77s to AAA	2025-02-16	2025 Desert Committee Championship venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	4:38.53	AAA+3.04s to AAAA	2026-02-15	2026 Desert Committee Championships venue
1000 Freestyle	SCY	9:32.53	AAAA	2025-12-13	2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors venue
1650 Freestyle	SCY	15:42.04	AAAA	2025-01-01	2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West
50 Backstroke	SCY	25.75	A+0.06s to AA	2025-09-20	2025CATeam Rebel SC Meet venue
100 Backstroke	SCY	53.43	AA+0.94s to AAA	2025-08-23	BCH Desert Invitational 2025 venue
200 Backstroke	SCY	1:54.93	AA+0.14s to AAA	2024-12-22	2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA venue
50 Breaststroke	SCY	28.47	AA+0.18s to AAA	2025-01-19	-PRELIMS 2025 Road to LA28 venue
100 Breaststroke	SCY	59.65	AA+0.26s to AAA	2025-02-15	2025 Desert Committee Championship venue
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:06.77	AAA+3.58s to AAAA	2025-02-16	2025 Desert Committee Championship venue
50 Butterfly	SCY	31.74	+0.55s to B	2020-12-19	2020 UT Las Vegas Super Finals venue
100 Butterfly	SCY	50.52	AAA+0.93s to AAAA	2026-03-19	2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool
200 Butterfly	SCY	1:50.51	AAAA	2026-01-01	2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ venue
100 Individual Medley	SCY	56.27		2024-10-20	2024 Sandpipers Pumpkin Invite venue
200 Individual Medley	SCY	1:55.19	AAA+3.00s to AAAA	2025-02-17	2025 Desert Committee Championship venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	3:55.60	AAAA	2026-03-20	2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool
50 Freestyle	LCM	26.34	AA+0.85s to AAA	2026-06-26	2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv fast pool
100 Freestyle	LCM	56.50	AA+0.91s to AAA	2024-07-25	2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:02.50	AA+0.31s to AAA	2025-03-30	Sand vs BCH LCM Dual 2025 venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:12.14	AAA+3.45s to AAAA	2026-06-19	2026 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue
800 Freestyle	LCM	8:42.63	AAA+5.74s to AAAA	2026-04-12	2026Team Rebel Aquatics Long Course Opener venue
1500 Freestyle	LCM	16:36.92	AAA+5.03s to AAAA	2026-05-22	2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue
50 Backstroke	LCM	30.24	AA+0.85s to AAA	2026-06-27	2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv fast pool
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:04.14	AA+2.25s to AAA	2026-06-28	2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv fast pool
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:13.93	AAA+5.24s to AAAA	2024-07-25	2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool
50 Breaststroke	LCM	32.38	AA+0.29s to AAA	2026-06-28	2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv fast pool
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:08.85	AAA+2.76s to AAAA	2024-07-26	2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:29.50	AAA+5.31s to AAAA	2025-01-18	2025 Road to LA28 venue
50 Butterfly	LCM	27.40	AAA+1.01s to AAAA	2026-06-26	2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv fast pool
100 Butterfly	LCM	59.87	AA+0.18s to AAA	2026-05-03	2026 SAND Cinco De Mayo Invitational venue
200 Butterfly	LCM	2:05.47	AAAA	2026-06-19	2026 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:11.86	AAA+1.87s to AAAA	2026-06-21	2026 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue
400 Individual Medley	LCM	4:33.73	AAAA	2026-05-23	2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge 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.

IMX / IMR

IMX 17-18 · LCM

5572 points (6/6 events)

Event	Time	Points
400 FR LCM	4:12.14	916
200 BK LCM	2:13.93	850
200 BR LCM	2:29.50	854
200 FL LCM	2:05.47	995
200 IM LCM	2:11.86	936
400 IM LCM	4:33.73	1021

IMR 17-18 · SCY

4210 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	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

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 Butterfly SCY 50.52

24.12

26.40

Front half 24.12s · back half 26.40s

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 Individual Medley SCY 3:55.60

25.02

27.99

31.13

30.47

33.68

33.79

26.90

26.62

Front half 114.61s · back half 120.99s

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 2:29.50

34.77

37.90

38.73

38.10

Front half 72.67s · back half 76.83s

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 2:11.86

28.42

35.66

37.74

30.04

Front half 64.08s · back half 67.78s

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:33.73

28.71

32.76

36.75

36.51

38.66

38.92

30.80

30.62

Front half 134.73s · back half 139.00s

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.

Progression

Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.

50 Freestyle SCY 22.46 2 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 49.78 4 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 2 swims

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 10 swims

50 Butterfly SCY 31.74 1 swim

100 Butterfly SCY 50.52 5 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 1:50.51 9 swims

100 Individual Medley SCY 56.27 1 swim

200 Individual Medley SCY 1:55.19 12 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 3:55.60 7 swims

50 Freestyle LCM 26.34 3 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 56.50 4 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 2:02.50 4 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:12.14 4 swims

800 Freestyle LCM 8:42.63 3 swims

1500 Freestyle LCM 16:36.92 4 swims

50 Backstroke LCM 30.24 1 swim

100 Backstroke LCM 1:04.14 6 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 2:29.50 7 swims

50 Butterfly LCM 27.40 1 swim

100 Butterfly LCM 59.87 5 swims

200 Butterfly LCM 2:05.47 7 swims

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:11.86 8 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:33.73 9 swims