Luke Helm
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.17 | AA+0.48s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+0.88s to Futures | 2024-11-22 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.65 | AA+0.96s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.26s to Futures | 2024-11-23 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:47.37 | AA+1.98s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+5.78s to Futures | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.86 | AAA+1.17s to AAAA·+0.67s to Sectionals | 2024-11-24 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 59.09 | AA+0.20s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.10s to Futures | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:18.93 | A+5.14s to AA·+0.34s to Sectionals | 2024-11-23 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.51 | AAA+0.32s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.62s to Futures | 2024-11-23 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 51.64 | AA+0.05s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.05s to Futures | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:00.33 | AA+4.44s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+6.64s to Futures | 2025-03-06 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.29 | A+0.80s to AA·+1.30s to Sectionals | 2024-11-22 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.51 | AAA+0.52s to AAAA·Futures ✓+0.42s to Winter JNs | 2026-07-25 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.01 | AA+0.82s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.42s to Futures | 2026-07-26 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:15.30 | BB+3.71s to A·+11.81s to Sectionals | 2024-05-11 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Maniavenue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 19:23.49 | BB+38.80s to A·+103.50s to Sectionals | 2024-05-10 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Maniavenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:39.89 | B+1.80s to BB·+20.10s to Sectionals | 2024-05-11 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Maniavenue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 31.11 | AAA+0.42s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.22s to Futures | 2026-07-26 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:11.75 | A+0.16s to AA·Sectionals ✓+3.56s to Futures | 2026-07-24 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:57.02 | B+0.13s to BB·+17.23s to Sectionals | 2024-05-12 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Maniavenue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 26.73 | AAA+0.64s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.44s to Futures | 2026-07-25 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:00.36 | AA+1.47s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.37s to Futures | 2026-07-24 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:09.29 | A+4.50s to AA·+7.40s to Sectionals | 2026-07-24 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.03 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-11-22 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.71 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL BSC Summer Regional Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.19 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.70 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.19 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 52.47 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-08 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.66 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.12 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.49 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.43 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2024-07-28 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 55.66 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:10.72 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-26 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:13.52 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.50 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior 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
2170 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BR SCY | 2:18.93 | 672 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:00.33 | 759 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.29 | 739 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3260 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:47.37 | 812 |
| 100 BR SCY | 59.09 | 850 |
| 100 FL SCY | 51.64 | 859 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.29 | 739 |
| 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 48.65 RT 0.66s
Front half 23.22s · back half 25.43s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:47.37
Front half 52.35s · back half 55.02s
100 Breaststroke SCY 59.09
Front half 27.78s · back half 31.31s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:18.93 RT 0.67s
Front half 66.14s · back half 72.79s
100 Butterfly SCY 51.64
Front half 24.15s · back half 27.49s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:00.33
Front half 57.21s · back half 63.12s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.29 RT 0.63s
Front half 58.98s · back half 63.31s
100 Freestyle LCM 56.01 RT 0.64s
Front half 26.21s · back half 29.80s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:15.30
Front half 65.13s · back half 70.17s
1500 Freestyle LCM 19:23.49
Front half 585.76s · back half 577.73s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:39.89
Front half 79.04s · back half 80.85s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.75 RT 0.65s
Front half 32.88s · back half 38.87s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:57.02
Front half 85.83s · back half 91.19s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:00.36 RT 0.62s
Front half 27.53s · back half 32.83s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:09.29 RT 0.66s
Front half 149.66s · back half 159.63s
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.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
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.