Clara Leighton
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 23.95 | 2020-02-15 | 2020 IES Junior Championships venue | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.65 | BB+0.96s to A | 2025-02-28 | 2025 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.86 | BB+1.77s to A | 2026-03-01 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:17.44 | BB+7.75s to A | 2024-11-16 | 2024 IE MRA Thankswimming Open venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:09.81 | BB+19.92s to A | 2026-01-31 | 2026 Winter Open venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 26.90 | 2020-02-16 | 2020 IES Junior Championships venue | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.90 | B+1.51s to BB | 2026-02-27 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:16.95 | +1.06s to B | 2026-01-31 | 2026 Winter Open venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:42.60 | B+9.51s to BB | 2024-11-16 | 2024 IE MRA Thankswimming Open venue |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 35.86 | 2020-02-15 | 2020 IES Junior Championships venue | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 47.91 | +6.02s to B | 2023-11-19 | 2023 IE MRA Thankswimming Open venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:35.47 | +7.98s to B | 2025-12-07 | 2025 IE VS Christmas Open venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:31.71 | +23.52s to B | 2024-11-17 | 2024 IE MRA Thankswimming Open venue |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 33.17 | 2020-02-16 | 2020 IES Junior Championships venue | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 32.44 | BB+2.15s to A | 2026-03-01 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:16.16 | +0.37s to B | 2026-02-01 | 2026 Winter Open venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:25.14 | 2024-01-28 | 2024 Winter Open venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:43.04 | B+6.15s to BB | 2026-01-31 | 2026 Winter Open venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 5:59.18 | B+22.29s to BB | 2025-12-07 | 2025 IE VS Christmas Open venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.64 | BB+1.05s to A | 2025-07-25 | 2025 IES LC CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:12.20 | BB+4.01s to A | 2025-06-06 | 2025 TRI-CITY INVITATIONAL venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:37.41 | BB+9.62s to A | 2025-07-26 | 2025 IES LC CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:25.55 | BB+14.46s to A | 2025-07-25 | 2025 IES LC CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 11:37.19 | B+2.90s to BB | 2026-06-19 | 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (USAS) slow pool |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 24:31.23 | +39.24s to B | 2024-06-05 | 2024 IE VS Velocity Mile slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.12 | B+1.83s to BB | 2025-06-06 | 2025 TRI-CITY INVITATIONAL venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:29.47 | +1.18s to B | 2024-07-27 | 2024 IES LC CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:11.72 | +1.83s to B | 2025-07-27 | 2025 IES LC CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:54.23 | +14.04s to B | 2025-06-08 | 2025 TRI-CITY INVITATIONAL venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 37.76 | B+0.77s to BB | 2026-06-21 | 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (USAS) slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:30.57 | +4.78s to B | 2025-07-27 | 2025 IES LC CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:17.70 | +3.21s to B | 2024-07-12 | 2024 Sizzlin' Summer Splash slow pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
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 | 29.50 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2026-02-01 | 2026 Winter Open |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.46 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-01-31 | 2026 Winter Open |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.92 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-01 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 42.27 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-01-27 | 2024 Winter Open |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:15.82 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-26 | 2024 IES LC 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 15-16 · SCY
2096 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:09.81 | 538 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:42.60 | 419 |
| 200 BR SCY | 3:31.71 | 286 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:43.04 | 446 |
| 400 IM SCY | 5:59.18 | 407 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2072 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:17.44 | 538 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:16.95 | 387 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:35.47 | 308 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:16.16 | 393 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:43.04 | 446 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:01.86
Front half 29.69s · back half 32.17s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:09.81
Front half 182.73s · back half 187.08s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:16.95
Front half 37.86s · back half 39.09s
50 Breaststroke SCY 47.91
Front half 22.74s · back half 25.17s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:16.16
Front half 33.74s · back half 42.42s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:25.14
Front half 39.83s · back half 45.31s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:43.04
Front half 73.87s · back half 89.17s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:37.41
Front half 74.64s · back half 82.77s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:25.55
Front half 159.34s · back half 166.21s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:11.72
Front half 93.51s · back half 98.21s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:17.70
Front half 95.41s · back half 102.29s
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.