James Ludington
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 29.48 | AA+0.69s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:09.53 | A+2.34s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:32.95 | BB+1.26s to A | 2026-03-27 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:53.58 | BB+9.99s to A | 2026-03-26 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 36.97 | A+0.98s to AA | 2025-11-23 | 2025 ECA Southeastern Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:24.55 | BB+4.66s to A | 2025-11-22 | 2025 ECA Southeastern Classic venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 38.81 | AA+0.52s to AAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:26.52 | AA+2.83s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:21.41 | 2025-10-24 | 2025 CAT Trick or Treat Meet slow pool | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 33.15 | AA+0.56s to AAA | 2026-02-15 | 2026 CAT Valentine Splash venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:27.19 | BB+2.60s to A | 2026-03-28 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:17.83 | A+1.34s to AA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 3:00.74 | BB+7.25s to A | 2026-02-15 | 2026 CAT Valentine Splash venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:18.68 | A+1.89s to AA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:44.49 | AA+5.30s to AAA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:48.35 | AA+11.76s to AAA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.65 | A+0.56s to AA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:29.58 | A+1.39s to AA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 43.90 | AA+0.31s to AAA | 2026-04-25 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:38.87 | AA+2.38s to AAA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 40.63 | BB+0.04s to A | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:42.77 | BB+6.48s to A | 2026-06-19 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:08.97 | AA+7.88s to AAA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 10.
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 | 30.49 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-01 | 2026 NCS SC AG 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 10 & under · LCM
3512 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:44.49 | 784 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:29.58 | 711 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:38.87 | 797 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:42.77 | 464 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:08.97 | 756 |
IMR 10 & under · SCY
3671 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 FR SCY | 1:09.53 | 665 |
| 50 BK SCY | 36.97 | 660 |
| 50 BR SCY | 38.81 | 824 |
| 50 FL SCY | 33.15 | 801 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:17.83 | 721 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:09.53
Front half 33.38s · back half 36.15s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:32.95 RT 1.95s
Front half 75.04s · back half 77.91s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:53.58
Front half 205.20s · back half 208.38s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:24.55
Front half 40.84s · back half 43.71s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:26.52
Front half 40.55s · back half 45.97s
200 Breaststroke SCY 3:21.41
Front half 98.45s · back half 102.96s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:27.19
Front half 41.26s · back half 45.93s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:17.83
Front half 37.73s · back half 40.10s
200 Individual Medley SCY 3:00.74
Front half 90.72s · back half 90.02s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:18.68
Front half 39.07s · back half 39.61s
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.