Joe Palen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.71 | A+0.02s to AA·Sectionals ✓+1.42s to Futures | 2026-03-15 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approvedfast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.67 | A+0.78s to AA·Sectionals ✓+4.28s to Futures | 2026-01-18 | 2026 PN VAST 49th Annual Washington Open- APPvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:52.56 | A+2.37s to AA·+0.77s to Sectionals | 2025-10-18 | 2025 THSC Fall Openvenue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 12:21.91 | B+30.12s to BB·+107.92s to Sectionals | 2024-11-16 | 2024 PN IST November Invitationalvenue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 20:33.77 | B+47.48s to BB·+176.88s to Sectionals | 2024-11-16 | 2024 PN IST November Invitationalvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.34 | AA+1.05s to AAA·+1.65s to Futures | 2025-12-20 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVEDvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.68 | A+0.79s to AA·Sectionals ✓+3.19s to Futures | 2026-03-13 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approvedfast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:05.12 | BB+1.33s to A·+3.83s to Sectionals | 2025-10-18 | 2025 THSC Fall Openvenue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 31.43 | BB+0.84s to A·+5.14s to Futures | 2025-01-26 | 2025 PN SMAC Winter Invitationalvenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.15 | A+1.56s to AA·Sectionals ✓+5.16s to Futures | 2026-03-14 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approvedfast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.25 | AAA+0.06s to AAAA·+0.36s to Futures | 2025-12-21 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVEDvenue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 51.38 | AAA+2.19s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.79s to Futures | 2025-12-19 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVEDvenue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:02.05 | A+0.86s to AA·Sectionals ✓+8.36s to Futures | 2026-03-12 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approvedfast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:08.30 | BB+1.51s to A·+4.31s to Sectionals | 2025-10-17 | 2025 THSC Fall Openvenue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.25 | A+0.96s to AA·+0.26s to Sectionals | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approvedvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.83 | A+2.14s to AA·+0.84s to Sectionals | 2025-07-20 | 2025 PN 13&O LC Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:18.26 | BB+6.67s to A·+9.57s to Sectionals | 2025-06-01 | 2025 IE VS Apple Capitalslow pool |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:11.89 | B+7.90s to BB·+37.50s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 2025 IE VS Apple Capitalslow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.78 | BB+0.79s to A·+4.89s to Futures | 2025-06-01 | 2025 IE VS Apple Capitalslow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:07.14 | BB+0.15s to A·+1.95s to Sectionals | 2025-07-18 | 2025 PN 13&O LC Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:35.32 | BB+9.43s to A·+13.83s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 2025 IE VS Apple Capitalslow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 37.51 | BB+2.42s to A·+6.62s to Futures | 2025-05-31 | 2025 IE VS Apple Capitalslow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.43 | AA+0.04s to AAA·+1.14s to Futures | 2025-07-18 | 2025 PN 13&O LC Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.95 | A+0.36s to AA·Sectionals ✓+3.96s to Futures | 2025-07-19 | 2025 PN 13&O LC Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:43.51 | B+7.72s to BB·+22.42s to Sectionals | 2026-07-19 | 2026 PN 13 & Over LC Championships- Approvedfast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:35.32 | BB+7.23s to A·+10.63s to Sectionals | 2025-05-17 | 2025 PN IST Sockeye Springtime Madnessvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
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 | 23.88 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-01-26 | 2025 PN SMAC Winter Invitational |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.21 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-12-19 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.99 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-01-25 | 2025 PN SMAC Winter Invitational |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.77 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-03-20 | 2025 Northwest Region Age Group Regionals |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.07 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-12-20 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED |
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 · LCM
2050 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:11.89 | 484 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:35.32 | 545 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:43.51 | 449 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:35.32 | 572 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3627 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:52.56 | 705 |
| 100 BK SCY | 54.68 | 714 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:03.15 | 696 |
| 100 FL SCY | 51.38 | 872 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:08.30 | 640 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 50.67
Front half 24.25s · back half 26.42s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:52.56
Front half 53.44s · back half 59.12s
1650 Freestyle SCY 20:33.77
100 Backstroke SCY 54.68 RT 0.78s
Front half 26.31s · back half 28.37s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:05.12
Front half 61.09s · back half 64.03s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.15 RT 0.62s
Front half 29.40s · back half 33.75s
100 Butterfly SCY 51.38 RT 0.63s
Front half 23.52s · back half 27.86s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:02.05 RT 0.67s
Front half 56.66s · back half 65.39s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:08.30
Front half 59.14s · back half 69.16s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:18.26
Front half 65.99s · back half 72.27s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:11.89
Front half 153.35s · back half 158.54s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:35.32
Front half 74.16s · back half 81.16s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:43.51 RT 0.67s
Front half 71.34s · back half 92.17s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:35.32 RT 0.61s
Front half 73.47s · back half 81.85s
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.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.