Matthew Forsythe
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.16 | AA+0.87s to AAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 52.51 | AA+0.92s to AAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:57.45 | AA+3.96s to AAA | 2026-03-08 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:05.95 | A+4.76s to AA | 2024-02-10 | 2024 PX3 Valentine Open slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:56.98 | AA+0.79s to AAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:13.17 | AA+2.38s to AAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.88 | BB+0.49s to A | 2024-06-29 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:02.44 | BB+2.25s to A | 2024-06-30 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:14.63 | BB+3.04s to A | 2024-06-28 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:42.47 | BB+1.78s to A | 2024-06-29 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.35 | AA+0.06s to AAA | 2025-06-21 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:01.90 | AA+0.51s to AAA | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:13.71 | AAA+6.02s to AAAA | 2024-07-28 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:42.46 | A+5.97s to AA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.84 | A+0.25s to AA | 2026-06-26 | 2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:03.56 | A+1.97s to AA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:19.18 | AA+3.49s to AAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:57.02 | AA+5.53s to AAA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 17-18 · LCM
3766 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:42.47 | 651 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:13.71 | 854 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:42.46 | 666 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:19.18 | 796 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:57.02 | 799 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
2927 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:14.63 | 618 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:01.90 | 830 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:03.56 | 683 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:19.18 | 796 |
| 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 Backstroke SCY 52.51
Front half 25.77s · back half 26.74s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:57.45
Front half 57.64s · back half 59.81s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:05.95
Front half 56.61s · back half 69.34s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:13.17
Front half 121.92s · back half 131.25s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.44
Front half 29.97s · back half 32.47s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:14.63
Front half 63.63s · back half 71.00s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.47
Front half 138.50s · back half 143.97s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:01.90 RT 0.87s
Front half 30.00s · back half 31.90s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:13.71 RT 0.56s
Front half 63.61s · back half 70.10s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:42.46
Front half 78.91s · back half 83.55s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:19.18
Front half 64.18s · back half 75.00s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:57.02
Front half 142.06s · back half 154.96s
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.