Kaitlyn Mero
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.60 | AA+0.61s to AAA | 2026-01-18 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.97 | AAA+2.28s to AAAA | 2026-02-08 | 2026 PVST Coastal vs. Cancer venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:57.60 | AA+0.61s to AAA | 2026-01-17 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:08.91 | AAA+7.62s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 29.97 | A+1.08s to AA | 2026-01-19 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:01.56 | A+0.37s to AA | 2026-01-18 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:11.94 | AA+4.95s to AAA | 2025-10-12 | 2025 CA Paseo Fall Kickoff Season Opener venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.41 | AAAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.97 | AAA+1.78s to AAAA | 2024-05-03 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 2 venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:22.24 | AAA+2.15s to AAAA | 2024-12-21 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:02.04 | A+1.15s to AA | 2025-11-22 | 2025 CANY Cranberry venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:08.26 | AAA+3.67s to AAAA | 2024-05-03 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 2 venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:29.94 | AAA+4.35s to AAAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.05 | AA+0.66s to AAA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.79 | AA+0.30s to AAA | 2024-07-25 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:11.07 | AAA+3.98s to AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 SCS June AG Invite-CANY venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:39.31 | AAA+11.02s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | Finals -2026 Road to Sofi - copied venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 34.07 | A+0.08s to AA | 2026-01-19 | Finals -2026 Road to Sofi - copied venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:10.35 | AA+1.96s to AAA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:35.36 | A+0.37s to AA | 2025-07-05 | Class-Malibu Waves July Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.26 | AAA+0.57s to AAAA | 2025-07-25 | Futures Time Trials 2025 venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:16.38 | AAA+2.69s to AAAA | 2024-07-26 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:44.78 | AAA+4.99s to AAAA | 2024-07-28 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 31.16 | AA+0.57s to AAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 Class Aquatics Long Course Pentathalon - venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:11.47 | A+2.18s to AA | 2025-05-24 | BUEN Memorial Day LC Meet venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:27.06 | AAA+3.97s to AAAA | 2025-07-26 | Futures Time Trials 2025 venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:10.20 | AAA+6.61s to AAAA | 2025-07-24 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 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 Freestyle | SCY | 24.57 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-02-26 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.52 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:56.13 | flat | 800 Free Relay | 2026-02-26 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.52 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:06.79 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-02-16 | 2025 SI Presidents' Day Senior Classic |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.70 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-26 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:02.01 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-28 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 34.30 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-06-15 | 2025 SCS June AG Invite @ La Mirada Armada |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 31.46 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-26 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs |
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
4348 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:08.91 | 892 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:11.94 | 735 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:22.24 | 922 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:08.26 | 875 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:29.94 | 924 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
4103 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:11.07 | 883 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:10.35 | 770 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:16.38 | 876 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:11.47 | 674 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:27.06 | 900 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 53.97
Front half 25.73s · back half 28.24s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:57.60
Front half 56.19s · back half 61.41s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:08.91
Front half 150.77s · back half 158.14s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:01.56
Front half 30.08s · back half 31.48s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:11.94
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:05.97 RT 0.66s
Front half 31.06s · back half 34.91s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:22.24 RT 0.63s
Front half 67.40s · back half 74.84s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:02.04
Front half 29.02s · back half 33.02s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:08.26 RT 0.67s
Front half 61.45s · back half 66.81s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:29.94
Front half 133.05s · back half 136.89s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:11.07
Front half 63.73s · back half 67.34s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:39.31
Front half 137.04s · back half 142.27s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:35.36
Front half 76.02s · back half 79.34s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:16.38 RT 0.67s
Front half 36.04s · back half 40.34s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.78 RT 0.67s
Front half 80.58s · back half 84.20s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:11.47
Front half 33.46s · back half 38.01s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:27.06
Front half 69.47s · back half 77.59s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:10.20
Front half 151.49s · back half 158.71s
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.