Matthew Chiang
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.60 | AA+0.21s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.39 | AA+0.40s to AAA | 2025-09-21 | OC Senior Series Meet # 1 venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.00 | AA+2.91s to AAA | 2024-12-15 | 2024 CA SCAT/SCS WAG venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.36 | AA+2.07s to AAA | 2026-02-01 | 2026 AZOT H/F BB MIN Leaderboard Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:01.48 | AA+4.79s to AAA | 2025-03-14 | 2025 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ Armada venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.12 | AAAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 50.55 | AAA+0.06s to AAAA | 2025-11-08 | 2025 Legends of Coaching Series_Peter Daland venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:51.76 | AAAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:56.50 | AAA+3.01s to AAAA | 2026-01-30 | 2026 AZOT H/F BB MIN Leaderboard Invitational venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:08.45 | AAA+5.46s to AAAA | 2026-01-31 | 2026 AZOT H/F BB MIN Leaderboard Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.51 | AAA+0.72s to AAAA | 2025-07-27 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA Summer A/G Champs venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.98 | AA+1.49s to AAA | 2024-07-25 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:03.97 | AA+0.38s to AAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA Summer A/G Champs venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:32.96 | AA+9.27s to AAA | 2025-06-14 | 2025 SCS June AG Invite @ La Mirada Armada venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:05.06 | AA+2.57s to AAA | 2025-07-27 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA Summer A/G Champs venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:24.46 | A+2.97s to AA | 2025-06-14 | 2025 SCS June AG Invite @ La Mirada Armada venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 25.51 | AAAA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 58.56 | AAA+0.77s to AAAA | 2026-05-23 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:12.81 | AAA+3.62s to AAAA | 2026-05-24 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:14.66 | AAA+2.27s to AAAA | 2026-05-22 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 | 23.16 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-09-21 | OC Senior Series Meet # 1 |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.06 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-09-20 | OC Senior Series Meet # 1 |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.17 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-09-20 | OC Senior Series Meet # 1 |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 50.58 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-11-07 | 2025 Legends of Coaching Series_Peter Daland |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.10 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-25 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA Summer A/G Champs |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.15 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-27 | 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 15-16 · SCY
3617 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 2:01.48 | 756 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:51.76 | 1025 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:56.50 | 917 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:08.45 | 919 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · LCM
3509 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:03.97 | 851 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:05.06 | 764 |
| 100 FL LCM | 58.56 | 951 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:14.66 | 943 |
| 100 BR LCM | — | 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 49.39
Front half 23.56s · back half 25.83s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.00
Front half 53.60s · back half 56.40s
100 Backstroke SCY 55.36
Front half 27.57s · back half 27.79s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:01.48
Front half 58.71s · back half 62.77s
100 Butterfly SCY 50.55
Front half 23.55s · back half 27.00s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:51.76
Front half 52.52s · back half 59.24s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:56.50
Front half 54.43s · back half 62.07s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:08.45
Front half 118.45s · back half 130.00s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:03.97
Front half 60.06s · back half 63.91s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:32.96
Front half 134.98s · back half 137.98s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:05.06
Front half 31.75s · back half 33.31s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:24.46
Front half 69.84s · back half 74.62s
100 Butterfly LCM 58.56
Front half 27.01s · back half 31.55s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:12.81
Front half 64.00s · back half 68.81s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:14.66
Front half 64.40s · back half 70.26s
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.