Matthew Forsythe

Mage 18CZILMIMTSEWIFMCHSC

102 plausible swims · 14 meets · 2024-02-10 → 2026-06-28

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
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)

EventTime 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)

EventTime 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

25.77
26.74

Front half 25.77s · back half 26.74s

200 Backstroke SCY 1:57.45

28.00
29.64
30.33
29.48

Front half 57.64s · back half 59.81s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:05.95

26.06
30.55
34.19
35.15

Front half 56.61s · back half 69.34s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:13.17

26.18
31.32
32.74
31.68
36.78
36.94
29.35
28.18

Front half 121.92s · back half 131.25s

100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.44

29.97
32.47

Front half 29.97s · back half 32.47s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:14.63

30.07
33.56
35.84
35.16

Front half 63.63s · back half 71.00s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.47

31.01
34.90
36.09
36.50
36.69
36.27
36.13
34.88

Front half 138.50s · back half 143.97s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:01.90 RT 0.87s

30.00
31.90

Front half 30.00s · back half 31.90s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:13.71 RT 0.56s

30.96
32.65
34.46
35.64

Front half 63.61s · back half 70.10s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:42.46

78.91
83.55

Front half 78.91s · back half 83.55s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:19.18

29.13
35.05
40.81
34.19

Front half 64.18s · back half 75.00s

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:57.02

66.04
76.02
87.65
67.31

Front half 142.06s · back half 154.96s

Reaction time

fastest 0.53s average 0.656s slowest 1.11s 19 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Backstroke SCY 25.16 2 swims
100 Backstroke SCY 52.51 5 swims
200 Backstroke SCY 1:57.45 3 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 2:05.95 1 swim
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:56.98 7 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:13.17 2 swims
50 Freestyle LCM 27.88 1 swim
100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.44 1 swim
200 Freestyle LCM 2:14.63 1 swim
400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.47 1 swim
50 Backstroke LCM 29.35 8 swims
100 Backstroke LCM 1:01.90 19 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:13.71 19 swims
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:42.46 4 swims
50 Butterfly LCM 28.84 3 swims
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.56 3 swims
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:19.18 13 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:57.02 9 swims