Francis Zhao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.87 | AA+0.48s to AAA | 2025-09-20 | OC Senior Series Meet # 1 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.01 | AA+0.02s to AAA | 2025-11-09 | 2025 Legends of Coaching Series_Peter Daland venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:44.74 | AAA+2.55s to AAAA | 2026-01-17 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:49.77 | AAA+11.98s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.67 | A+0.98s to AA | 2025-09-21 | OC Senior Series Meet # 1 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:07.90 | BB+0.61s to A | 2024-09-28 | 2024 CA LKWD September Closed Invite slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 53.36 | AA+0.47s to AAA | 2026-01-17 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:58.33 | AAA+5.24s to AAAA | 2025-10-12 | 2025 OC Race Series #2 SCY Closed Invite venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:54.53 | AAA+1.04s to AAAA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 MVN Lunar AAPI Festival venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:09.76 | AAA+6.77s to AAAA | 2026-02-15 | 2026 MVN Lunar AAPI Festival venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.95 | AA+0.06s to AAA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.24 | AAA+2.35s to AAAA | 2025-07-23 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:02.17 | AAA+4.18s to AAAA | 2025-06-12 | 2025 SCS June AG Invite @ La Mirada Armada venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:30.35 | AA+6.66s to AAA | 2025-06-14 | 2025 SCS June AG Invite @ La Mirada Armada venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:03.19 | AA+2.70s to AAA | 2026-01-17 | Finals -2026 Road to Sofi - copied venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:17.86 | AAA+5.47s to AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:48.09 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-12-13 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:03.51 | flat | 800 Free Relay | 2025-07-23 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
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
4247 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:49.77 | 866 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:07.90 | 648 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:58.33 | 863 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:54.53 | 965 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:09.76 | 905 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3445 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:44.74 | 923 |
| 100 BK SCY | 56.67 | 715 |
| 100 FL SCY | 53.36 | 842 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:54.53 | 965 |
| 100 BR 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 49.01
Front half 23.56s · back half 25.45s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:44.74
Front half 51.12s · back half 53.62s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:49.77
Front half 143.80s · back half 145.97s
100 Backstroke SCY 56.67
Front half 27.30s · back half 29.37s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:07.90
Front half 63.01s · back half 64.89s
100 Butterfly SCY 53.36
Front half 25.25s · back half 28.11s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:58.33
Front half 56.61s · back half 61.72s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:54.53
Front half 54.50s · back half 60.03s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:09.76
Front half 120.62s · back half 129.14s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:02.17
Front half 58.86s · back half 63.31s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:30.35
Front half 133.84s · back half 136.51s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.19
Front half 29.65s · back half 33.54s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.86 RT 0.61s
Front half 66.10s · back half 71.76s
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.