Ben Stafford

Mage 17CAPCUTEVOMVNUN1

125 plausible swims · 17 meets · 2022-12-02 → 2026-06-13

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	23.05	AA+0.96s to AAA	2026-01-18	CMAC - OC Senior Swim Series Meet 6 venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	48.19	AAA+2.10s to AAAA	2026-03-01	2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:43.91	AAA+2.42s to AAAA	2026-02-27	2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	4:41.66	AAA+6.17s to AAAA	2026-02-28	2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue
1000 Freestyle	SCY	10:33.60	A+1.61s to AA	2024-12-12	2024 TYR Las Vegas Super Finals venue
100 Backstroke	SCY	52.63	AA+0.14s to AAA	2026-02-28	2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue
200 Backstroke	SCY	1:51.60	AAA+2.01s to AAAA	2026-03-01	2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue
100 Breaststroke	SCY	1:07.40	BB+2.71s to A	2025-10-11	2025 OC Race Series #2 SCY Closed Invite venue
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:24.19	BB+3.40s to A	2024-12-14	2024 TYR Las Vegas Super Finals venue
100 Butterfly	SCY	58.09	BB+1.40s to A	2025-09-20	OC Senior Series Meet # 1 venue
200 Individual Medley	SCY	2:07.21	A+4.32s to AA	2026-01-30	2026 AZOT H/F BB MIN Leaderboard Invitational venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:32.51	A+8.02s to AA	2024-12-13	2024 TYR Las Vegas Super Finals venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	55.56	AAA+2.57s to AAAA	2026-06-12	2026 SCS June AG Invite venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:03.09	AA+0.90s to AAA	2026-06-11	2026 SCS June AG Invite venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:28.74	AA+8.15s to AAA	2025-07-25	2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs
800 Freestyle	LCM	9:18.64	AA+17.15s to AAA	2025-06-15	2025 SCS June AG Invite @ La Mirada Armada venue
50 Backstroke	LCM	29.52	AA+0.13s to AAA	2026-05-23	2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:03.31	AA+1.42s to AAA	2026-05-24	2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:14.70	AAA+6.01s to AAAA	2025-07-23	2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:46.95	BB+2.26s to A	2024-07-28	2024 CA SCS/GWSC Summer A/G Champs slow pool
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:17.05	AA+0.86s to AAA	2026-06-12	2026 SCS June AG Invite venue
400 Individual Medley	LCM	4:56.89	AA+4.50s to AAA	2025-07-24	2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs

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 Freestyle	SCY	48.42	flying	400 Free Relay (leg 4)	2026-01-31	2026 AZOT H/F BB MIN Leaderboard Invitational
50 Freestyle	LCM	25.64	flying	200 Free Relay (leg 3)	2026-06-11	2026 SCS June AG Invite

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 · LCM

3837 points (5/6 events — incomplete)

Event	Time	Points
400 FR LCM	4:28.74	756
200 BK LCM	2:14.70	835
200 BR LCM	2:46.95	613
200 IM LCM	2:17.05	833
400 IM LCM	4:56.89	800
200 FL LCM	—	0

IMR 17-18 · SCY

3530 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR SCY	1:43.91	896
100 BK SCY	52.63	801
100 BR SCY	1:07.40	573
100 FL SCY	58.09	603
200 IM SCY	2:07.21	657

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 48.19

23.15

25.04

Front half 23.15s · back half 25.04s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:43.91

24.47

26.22

26.44

26.78

Front half 50.69s · back half 53.22s

500 Freestyle SCY 4:41.66

25.56

27.87

28.16

29.02

28.43

27.86

28.81

28.90

28.24

Front half 139.04s · back half 142.62s

1000 Freestyle SCY 10:33.60

27.27

30.45

31.07

31.32

31.28

31.55

31.45

32.13

32.26

32.12

32.30

32.21

32.47

32.66

32.91

32.81

32.16

31.90

32.59

30.69

Front half 310.90s · back half 322.70s

100 Backstroke SCY 52.63

25.23

27.40

Front half 25.23s · back half 27.40s

200 Backstroke SCY 1:51.60

25.73

28.19

28.50

29.18

Front half 53.92s · back half 57.68s

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:07.40

31.76

35.64

Front half 31.76s · back half 35.64s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:24.19

32.08

36.17

37.77

38.17

Front half 68.25s · back half 75.94s

100 Butterfly SCY 58.09

27.02

31.07

Front half 27.02s · back half 31.07s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.21

27.34

31.99

38.58

29.30

Front half 59.33s · back half 67.88s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:32.51

28.28

33.54

34.28

33.57

39.75

39.46

32.78

30.85

Front half 129.67s · back half 142.84s

100 Freestyle LCM 55.56

26.84

28.72

Front half 26.84s · back half 28.72s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:03.09

29.40

31.42

31.59

30.68

Front half 60.82s · back half 62.27s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:28.74 RT 0.67s

64.31

68.80

68.27

67.36

Front half 133.11s · back half 135.63s

800 Freestyle LCM 9:18.64

65.49

70.22

70.74

71.45

70.67

69.98

70.72

69.37

Front half 277.90s · back half 280.74s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.31

30.30

33.01

Front half 30.30s · back half 33.01s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:14.70 RT 0.69s

31.23

34.20

34.79

34.48

Front half 65.43s · back half 69.27s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:46.95

38.69

41.02

43.53

43.71

Front half 79.71s · back half 87.24s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.05

30.00

33.88

42.16

31.01

Front half 63.88s · back half 73.17s

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:56.89 RT 0.67s

30.87

36.68

37.52

36.24

44.55

44.10

34.19

32.74

Front half 141.31s · back half 155.58s

Reaction time

fastest 0.64s average 0.690s slowest 0.77s 9 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 Freestyle SCY 23.05 5 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 48.19 9 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:43.91 9 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 4:41.66 8 swims

1000 Freestyle SCY 10:33.60 1 swim

100 Backstroke SCY 52.63 11 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 1:51.60 13 swims

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:07.40 3 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:24.19 2 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 58.09 1 swim

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.21 3 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:32.51 4 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 55.56 8 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 2:03.09 7 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:28.74 3 swims

800 Freestyle LCM 9:18.64 3 swims

50 Backstroke LCM 29.52 6 swims

100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.31 8 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 2:14.70 10 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:46.95 1 swim

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.05 5 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:56.89 5 swims