Luke Helm
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.29 | AA+0.20s to AAA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.65 | AA+0.36s to AAA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:47.37 | AA+0.98s to AAA | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.01 | AAA+1.02s to AAAA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 59.09 | AAA+2.40s to AAAA | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:19.17 | A+4.28s to AA | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL BSC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 51.64 | AAA+2.05s to AAAA | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:00.33 | AA+3.44s to AAA | 2025-03-06 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.04 | A+3.15s to AA | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL BSC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.41 | AAA+1.02s to AAAA | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.84 | AA+1.25s to AAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:15.30 | BB+2.01s to A | 2024-05-11 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Mania venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 19:23.49 | BB+29.90s to A | 2024-05-10 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Mania venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:39.89 | B+0.60s to BB | 2024-05-11 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Mania venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 32.30 | AA+0.21s to AAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:13.46 | A+1.07s to AA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:57.02 | BB+12.33s to A | 2024-05-12 | Blue Devil Swim Club May Mania venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.14 | AA+0.45s to AAA | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.38 | AA+1.69s to AAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:13.52 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-27 | 2024 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
2102 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BR SCY | 2:19.17 | 668 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:00.33 | 759 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.04 | 675 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3196 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 | 2:06.04 | 675 |
| 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
Front half 23.31s · back half 25.34s
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 2:19.17
Front half 65.49s · back half 73.68s
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 2:06.04
Front half 60.20s · back half 65.84s
100 Freestyle LCM 56.84
Front half 27.43s · back half 29.41s
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 1:13.46 RT 0.65s
Front half 34.57s · back half 38.89s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:57.02
Front half 85.83s · back half 91.19s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:01.38 RT 0.67s
Front half 28.36s · back half 33.02s
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.