Samantha Chavez Arana
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.76 | AA+0.77s to AAA | 2026-03-28 | Destination Athlete Centennial Invite - 2026 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.49 | AA+1.40s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Spring Area 2 Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:01.04 | AA+4.05s to AAA | 2026-03-27 | Destination Athlete Centennial Invite - 2026 venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:25.73 | AA+10.14s to AAA | 2025-11-21 | 2025 RAFC Almost Turkey Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 29.81 | A+0.92s to AA | 2025-02-16 | 2025 PA Sweetheart Special venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:01.51 | A+0.32s to AA | 2026-03-28 | Destination Athlete Centennial Invite - 2026 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:17.39 | A+4.60s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Spring Area 2 Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 27.39 | AAA+1.30s to AAAA | 2025-02-15 | 2025 PA Sweetheart Special venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:00.01 | AA+1.82s to AAA | 2025-12-05 | RAFC Winter Classic venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:18.38 | A+1.89s to AA | 2025-02-16 | 2025 PA Sweetheart Special venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.92 | AA+0.53s to AAA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 SZSS Spring Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.72 | AA+0.23s to AAA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 SZSS Spring Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:11.19 | AA+2.80s to AAA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 SZSS Spring Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 30.65 | AA+0.06s to AAA | 2026-02-12 | 2026 SZSS Spring Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:07.98 | AA+1.69s to AAA | 2026-02-13 | 2026 SZSS Spring Championships venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.19 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-02 | 2025 Spring Area 2 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
2108 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:25.73 | 761 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:17.39 | 651 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:18.38 | 696 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2945 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:01.04 | 758 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:01.51 | 714 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:00.01 | 777 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:18.38 | 696 |
| 100 BR 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 55.49
Front half 26.61s · back half 28.88s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:01.04
Front half 58.19s · back half 62.85s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:25.73
Front half 162.15s · back half 163.58s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:01.51
Front half 30.30s · back half 31.21s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:17.39
Front half 65.57s · back half 71.82s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:00.01
Front half 28.06s · back half 31.95s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:18.38
Front half 65.10s · back half 73.28s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.72
Front half 29.55s · back half 32.17s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:11.19
Front half 34.76s · back half 36.43s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.98
Front half 31.26s · back half 36.72s
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.