Sam Kvam
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.84 | AAA+0.75s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.34 | AA+0.05s to AAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:48.88 | AA+2.49s to AAA | 2025-11-23 | 2025 MN STRM 4th Annual Movember Invite venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:53.17 | AA+4.58s to AAA | 2025-11-23 | 2025 MN STRM 4th Annual Movember Invite venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.25 | AAA+0.86s to AAAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 53.30 | AA+0.81s to AAA | 2025-03-15 | 2025 MN AQJT Senior Short Course State Champi venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:06.97 | BB+2.28s to A | 2024-11-02 | 2024 MN WEST Express Fall Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.18 | AAA+0.79s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 53.68 | AA+1.69s to AAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 56.92 | 2025-11-08 | 2025 MN WEST Express Fall Invite - copied venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:07.96 | A+5.07s to AA | 2024-10-12 | 2024 MN FOXJ Fall Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.78 | AA+0.29s to AAA | 2025-05-17 | 2025 MN STRM Spring Startup venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.69 | AA+1.10s to AAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:14.69 | BB+1.40s to A | 2024-05-11 | 2024 MN STRM Spring Startup venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.39 | AAA+1.40s to AAAA | 2025-05-18 | 2025 MN STRM Spring Startup venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:03.61 | AA+1.72s to AAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.76 | BB+0.77s to A | 2024-05-11 | 2024 MN STRM Spring Startup venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:19.84 | BB+4.35s to A | 2024-06-01 | 2024 MN PRNH Summer Chomp slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 26.88 | AAA+0.49s to AAAA | 2025-05-18 | 2025 MN STRM Spring Startup venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 59.53 | AAA+2.54s to AAAA | 2025-05-17 | 2025 MN STRM Spring Startup venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:27.32 | A+4.93s to AA | 2024-07-14 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:30.19 | BB+11.20s to A | 2024-06-01 | 2024 MN PRNH Summer Chomp slow pool |
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 | 22.63 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-11-23 | 2024 MN STRM 3rd Annual Movember Invite |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.66 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-11-23 | 2024 MN STRM 3rd Annual Movember Invite |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.18 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2025-03-15 | 2025 MN AQJT Senior Short Course State Champi |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.83 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-08-01 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 58.03 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2024-07-21 | 2024 MN RSC Minnesota LC State Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.54 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-08-03 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 28.97 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-07-31 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:02.81 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2025-08-02 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship |
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
1447 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:53.17 | 802 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:07.96 | 645 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3543 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:48.88 | 779 |
| 100 BK SCY | 53.30 | 771 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:06.97 | 584 |
| 100 FL SCY | 53.68 | 764 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:07.96 | 645 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 48.34 RT 0.67s
Front half 22.92s · back half 25.42s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:48.88 RT 0.67s
Front half 53.26s · back half 55.62s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:53.17 RT 0.68s
Front half 142.68s · back half 150.49s
100 Backstroke SCY 53.30
Front half 25.34s · back half 27.96s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:06.97
Front half 31.26s · back half 35.71s
100 Butterfly SCY 53.68 RT 0.69s
Front half 24.80s · back half 28.88s
100 Individual Medley SCY 56.92
Front half 25.38s · back half 31.54s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.96
Front half 58.95s · back half 69.01s
100 Freestyle LCM 56.69
Front half 27.11s · back half 29.58s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:14.69
Front half 64.73s · back half 69.96s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.61
Front half 30.83s · back half 32.78s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:19.84
Front half 37.09s · back half 42.75s
100 Butterfly LCM 59.53
Front half 27.93s · back half 31.60s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:27.32
Front half 67.20s · back half 80.12s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:30.19
Front half 160.07s · back half 170.12s
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.