Sam Poulson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.70 | B+0.01s to BB | 2021-11-19 | 2021 UT HAST Fall Back Bash venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.33 | BB+3.34s to A | 2023-10-18 | 2023 UT HAST Monster Mash Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:01.62 | BB+6.73s to A | 2022-10-07 | 2022 UVRays Mike Harper Invitational venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:38.48 | BB+25.79s to A | 2022-10-08 | 2022 UVRays Mike Harper Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 38.17 | +7.28s to B | 2019-12-14 | 2019 UT Swim Utah Holiday Lights slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:13.39 | +7.80s to B | 2020-08-15 | 2020 UT HAST Intersquad venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.13 | A+0.84s to AA | 2024-10-16 | 2024 UT HAST Monster Mash Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 59.46 | AA+0.57s to AAA | 2025-03-15 | 2025 Spring Speedo Sectional - Boise, ID venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:08.81 | AA+0.82s to AAA | 2025-03-13 | 2025 Spring Speedo Sectional - Boise, ID venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 32.10 | +1.21s to B | 2020-03-05 | 2020 UT SC AG Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 56.45 | BB+0.26s to A | 2024-04-05 | 2024 Western Zone SCY Senior Zones fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:25.20 | B+8.21s to BB | 2022-02-11 | 2022 UT UVRays Heart Attack Inv venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:00.46 | 2024-09-18 | 2024 UT HAST Sprint Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.53 | A+1.04s to AA | 2025-02-14 | 6A State OBS fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.06 | BB+1.67s to A | 2022-06-25 | 2022 UT HAST RWB BC venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:03.00 | BB+2.81s to A | 2024-06-01 | 2024 UVRays Oviatt Invitational venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:22.59 | BB+11.00s to A | 2023-06-02 | 2023 UVRays Oviatt Invitational venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:06.92 | B+2.93s to BB | 2024-05-10 | 2024 HAST Janet Oles LC Classic venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 50.08 | +12.79s to B | 2019-05-18 | 2019 UT HAST LC Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:17.34 | B+4.75s to BB | 2024-06-01 | 2024 UVRays Oviatt Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 33.53 | AA+1.34s to AAA | 2025-07-12 | 2025 Utah Swimming LC Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:13.17 | A+1.58s to AA | 2024-07-19 | 2024 LC SR CHAMPS venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:41.87 | A+5.38s to AA | 2024-08-02 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 45.58 | +10.79s to B | 2019-07-25 | 2019 UT LC Beehive Finale venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:04.47 | BB+0.18s to A | 2024-07-19 | 2024 LC SR CHAMPS venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:59.75 | +11.96s to B | 2021-06-26 | 2021 UT HAST RWB BC venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:24.91 | A+3.02s to AA | 2024-07-18 | 2024 LC SR CHAMPS venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 23.70 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-04-03 | 2025 SC Western Zone Sr. Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.50 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-04-02 | 2025 SC Western Zone Sr. Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:01.51 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-16 | 2025 Spring Speedo Sectional - Boise, ID |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 33.01 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-30 | GroupA - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:11.92 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-11 | 2025 Utah Swimming LC Senior Championships |
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
2531 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:38.48 | 521 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:08.81 | 843 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:25.20 | 432 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.53 | 735 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3080 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:01.62 | 559 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:13.39 | 295 |
| 100 BR SCY | 59.46 | 834 |
| 100 FL SCY | 56.45 | 657 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.53 | 735 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 55.33
Front half 26.68s · back half 28.65s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:01.62
Front half 58.04s · back half 63.58s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:38.48
Front half 164.85s · back half 173.63s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:13.39
Front half 34.42s · back half 38.97s
100 Breaststroke SCY 59.46
Front half 27.86s · back half 31.60s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:08.81
Front half 61.71s · back half 67.10s
100 Butterfly SCY 56.45
Front half 26.09s · back half 30.36s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:25.20
Front half 66.73s · back half 78.47s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:00.46
Front half 28.36s · back half 32.10s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.53 RT 0.67s
Front half 59.30s · back half 63.23s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:03.00
Front half 30.31s · back half 32.69s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:22.59
Front half 68.97s · back half 73.62s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:06.92
Front half 150.37s · back half 156.55s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:17.34
Front half 36.66s · back half 40.68s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:13.17
Front half 34.06s · back half 39.11s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:41.87
Front half 77.70s · back half 84.17s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:04.47
Front half 29.57s · back half 34.90s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:59.75
Front half 37.19s · back half 142.56s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:24.91
Front half 69.66s · back half 75.25s
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.