Preston Nygaard
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.53 | AAA+0.84s to AAAA | 2025-03-16 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.78 | AAA+1.29s to AAAA | 2025-03-14 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.65 | A+0.46s to AA | 2024-11-24 | MSS 2024 Rock Star Splash fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:01.36 | A+1.67s to AA | 2025-06-20 | MSS 2025 Summer Splash fast pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.99 | AA+0.70s to AAA | 2025-05-03 | 2025 Storm Aquatics Spring Scramble venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:00.20 | A+1.61s to AA | 2025-06-21 | MSS 2025 Summer Splash fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 55.62 | AAAA | 2025-03-16 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:00.52 | AAAA | 2025-03-15 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.59 | AAA+0.40s to AAAA | 2025-05-03 | 2025 Storm Aquatics Spring Scramble venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 52.02 | AA+0.43s to AAA | 2025-07-19 | MSS 2025 Last Splash fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:06.14 | A+4.95s to AA | 2025-06-21 | MSS 2025 Summer Splash fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.34 | A+0.05s to AA | 2024-06-02 | 2024 BAC Jack Pettinger Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 54.67 | AAA+1.98s to AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 bac wi jack pettinger meet results publication order |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 29.53 | AAAA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:04.41 | AAAA | 2025-07-24 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON TIME TRIALS venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:19.63 | AAAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:05.55 | BB+1.26s to A | 2024-05-19 | 2024 MAC LC Midwest Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:17.94 | AA+2.25s to AAA | 2024-07-27 | 2024 USAS Futures Championships-Minneapolis venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:57.03 | AA+5.54s to AAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 bac wi jack pettinger meet results publication order |
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.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 54.22 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:03.51 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-26 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON |
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 · SCY
3149 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:01.36 | 738 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:00.20 | 723 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:00.52 | 1029 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:06.14 | 659 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2602 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:50.65 | 742 |
| 100 BR SCY | 55.62 | 1020 |
| 100 FL SCY | 52.02 | 840 |
| 100 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 46.78
Front half 22.73s · back half 24.05s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.65
Front half 53.03s · back half 57.62s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:01.36
Front half 146.77s · back half 154.59s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:00.20
Front half 60.05s · back half 60.15s
100 Breaststroke SCY 55.62
Front half 26.34s · back half 29.28s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:00.52
Front half 57.21s · back half 63.31s
100 Butterfly SCY 52.02
Front half 24.33s · back half 27.69s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:06.14
Front half 60.11s · back half 66.03s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:04.41
Front half 30.28s · back half 34.13s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:19.63 RT 0.80s
Front half 67.36s · back half 72.27s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:05.55
Front half 30.74s · back half 34.81s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.94
Front half 64.98s · back half 72.96s
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.