James Minnema
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.68 | AA+0.59s to AAA | 2025-03-22 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.92 | A+1.53s to AA | 2025-01-26 | 2025 MLA Big Lake venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:54.53 | A+3.34s to AA | 2026-05-30 | 2026 IroNKAT Challenge venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:34.75 | BB+19.86s to A | 2025-05-10 | LAC Spring Tune-UP venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.19 | AAA+0.80s to AAAA | 2026-03-27 | 2026 SCY ULTRA Championship Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 52.51 | AA+0.02s to AAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 SCY ULTRA Championship Meet venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:55.97 | AA+1.18s to AAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 SCY ULTRA Championship Meet venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 31.27 | BB+0.38s to A | 2025-06-20 | 2025 JAWS Wildcat Summer Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:10.24 | B+0.15s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 IroNKAT Challenge venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.16 | A+0.57s to AA | 2026-05-09 | 2026 West Coast vs The "D" Dual Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:00.01 | BB+3.32s to A | 2025-06-20 | 2025 JAWS Wildcat Summer Invite venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:10.72 | BB+3.23s to A | 2024-10-18 | 2024 Boo Bash Invitational |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:00.37 | 2025-05-10 | LAC Spring Tune-UP venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.89 | AA+5.40s to AAA | 2026-01-31 | 2026 HS Boys MISCA Meet venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.57 | AA+1.08s to AAA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.49 | A+2.40s to AA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 West Michigan Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:18.15 | BB+4.86s to A | 2025-05-24 | 2025 JAWS First Chance Invite slow pool |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:54.82 | BB+10.53s to A | 2024-07-25 | 2024 JAWS Summer State Games venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:54.94 | AAA+18.05s to AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.84 | AA+0.45s to AAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:02.31 | AA+0.42s to AAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:18.97 | AA+4.18s to AAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:21.18 | BB+5.69s to A | 2024-07-24 | 2024 JAWS Summer State Games venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:13.61 | +1.42s to B | 2025-06-14 | 2025 JAWS Sun & Fun venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:49.31 | B+11.82s to BB | 2025-06-13 | 2025 JAWS Sun & Fun venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:25.00 | A+2.61s to AA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:36.20 | BB+17.21s to A | 2025-06-13 | 2025 JAWS Sun & Fun venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.12 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-12-07 | EGRA 2024 Winter Washout |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.18 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2026-01-31 | 2026 HS Boys MISCA Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.22 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-02-01 | 2025 HS Boys MISCA Meet |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.74 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-02-01 | 2025 HS Boys MISCA Meet |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.66 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-21 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:49.85 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-22 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.74 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-01-31 | 2026 HS Boys MISCA Meet |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.68 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-22 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.01 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-25 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:09.44 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-26 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet |
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
3386 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:54.82 | 573 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:18.97 | 761 |
| 200 BR LCM | 3:13.61 | 393 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:49.31 | 405 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:25.00 | 703 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:36.20 | 551 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3257 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:54.53 | 669 |
| 100 BK SCY | 52.51 | 807 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:10.24 | 506 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:00.01 | 547 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.89 | 728 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 51.92
Front half 24.84s · back half 27.08s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:54.53
Front half 55.98s · back half 58.55s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:34.75
Front half 162.64s · back half 172.11s
100 Backstroke SCY 52.51
Front half 25.55s · back half 26.96s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:55.97
Front half 56.61s · back half 59.36s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:10.24
Front half 32.32s · back half 37.92s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:00.01
Front half 28.18s · back half 31.83s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:00.37
Front half 28.09s · back half 32.28s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.89
Front half 56.42s · back half 66.47s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.49
Front half 28.82s · back half 31.67s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:18.15
Front half 65.64s · back half 72.51s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:54.82
Front half 146.99s · back half 147.83s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:21.18
Front half 38.42s · back half 42.76s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:13.61
Front half 94.94s · back half 98.67s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:49.31
Front half 78.44s · back half 90.87s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:25.00
Front half 66.85s · back half 78.15s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:36.20
Front half 160.78s · back half 175.42s
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.