Zach Bender
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.22 | A+0.83s to AA | 2025-11-23 | NOVA Cranberry Contender venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.91 | AA+1.92s to AAA | 2025-12-07 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:45.88 | AAA+3.69s to AAAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:43.40 | AAA+5.61s to AAAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 9:46.88 | AAA+7.99s to AAAA | 2025-12-04 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:07.22 | AAA+2.23s to AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 32.65 | +0.86s to B | 2022-12-10 | 2022 11th HOKI Swim and Tri Winter Champs venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.93 | A+2.24s to AA | 2025-12-06 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:04.54 | A+2.55s to AA | 2025-11-23 | NOVA Cranberry Contender venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.51 | BB+1.02s to A | 2023-11-18 | Bass Turkey Classic 2023 venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.51 | A+0.32s to AA | 2025-11-01 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:12.09 | AA+0.80s to AAA | 2025-12-06 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 33.89 | +2.10s to B | 2022-01-22 | 2022 VA WAC Mike Willard Polar Plunge venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 57.81 | BB+0.12s to A | 2025-11-23 | NOVA Cranberry Contender venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:32.43 | +1.74s to B | 2023-10-07 | 757Swim IMR/IMX Season Kickoff Meet venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:09.06 | 2021-12-12 | 2021 VA 10th HOKI S&T Winter Champs venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:57.67 | AAA+4.18s to AAAA | 2025-12-07 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:08.02 | AAA+5.03s to AAAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.00 | AA+1.11s to AAA | 2026-05-02 | NOVA LC Senior Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.40 | AA+0.91s to AAA | 2026-05-02 | NOVA LC Senior Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:00.29 | AAA+2.30s to AAAA | 2026-06-12 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:18.38 | AAA+6.69s to AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:26.90 | AA+20.41s to AAA | 2024-07-28 | 2024 VA LC Age Group Championships venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 19:35.67 | BB+28.48s to A | 2023-07-20 | 2023 VA LC Age Group Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 37.44 | B+2.25s to BB | 2022-05-14 | 2022 VA NOVA-S Freedom Splash venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:07.41 | A+2.12s to AA | 2026-05-02 | NOVA LC Senior Classic venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:23.09 | A+1.60s to AA | 2026-05-02 | NOVA LC Senior Classic venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 33.20 | AA+0.31s to AAA | 2026-06-14 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:12.35 | AA+1.76s to AAA | 2026-05-14 | 2026 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectionals venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:36.36 | AA+2.87s to AAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 35.80 | B+2.51s to BB | 2022-07-10 | 2022 VA North Region Summer Awards venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:11.78 | B+0.29s to BB | 2024-04-28 | NOVA LC Kick Off slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:15.34 | AAA+2.95s to AAAA | 2026-06-14 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:49.74 | AAA+7.65s to AAAA | 2026-01-17 | NOVA LC Winter Invitational venue |
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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 15-16 · SCY
4699 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:43.40 | 926 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:04.54 | 702 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:12.09 | 853 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:32.43 | 404 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:57.67 | 890 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:08.02 | 924 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3863 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:45.88 | 893 |
| 100 BK SCY | 57.93 | 669 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:03.51 | 749 |
| 100 FL SCY | 57.81 | 662 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:57.67 | 890 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 50.91
Front half 25.01s · back half 25.90s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:45.88
Front half 51.61s · back half 54.27s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:43.40
Front half 140.04s · back half 143.36s
1000 Freestyle SCY 9:46.88
Front half 291.09s · back half 295.79s
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:07.22
100 Backstroke SCY 57.93
Front half 28.75s · back half 29.18s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:04.54
Front half 61.40s · back half 63.14s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.51
Front half 30.01s · back half 33.50s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:12.09
Front half 63.44s · back half 68.65s
100 Butterfly SCY 57.81
Front half 27.67s · back half 30.14s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:32.43
Front half 72.29s · back half 80.14s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:09.06
Front half 34.50s · back half 34.56s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:57.67
Front half 57.63s · back half 60.04s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:08.02
Front half 123.81s · back half 124.21s
100 Freestyle LCM 57.40
Front half 28.35s · back half 29.05s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:00.29
Front half 58.30s · back half 61.99s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:18.38
Front half 127.63s · back half 130.75s
800 Freestyle LCM 9:26.90
Front half 281.16s · back half 285.74s
1500 Freestyle LCM 19:35.67
Front half 581.61s · back half 594.06s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:07.41
Front half 33.00s · back half 34.41s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:23.09
Front half 71.16s · back half 71.93s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:36.36
Front half 75.13s · back half 81.23s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:11.78
Front half 34.24s · back half 37.54s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:15.34
Front half 66.41s · back half 68.93s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:49.74
Front half 143.02s · back half 146.72s
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.