Max Buchwald
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.15 | A+0.06s to AA | 2023-04-01 | 2023 Western Zone SCY Senior Zones venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.46 | A+1.07s to AA | 2023-03-31 | 2023 Western Zone SCY Senior Zones venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:57.73 | BB+1.74s to A | 2024-01-13 | 2024 PN VAST 47th Annual Washington Open venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.33 | AA+0.74s to AAA | 2024-01-13 | 2024 PN VAST 47th Annual Washington Open venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.51 | A+0.62s to AA | 2023-03-10 | 2023 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:59.24 | AA+4.45s to AAA | 2023-03-11 | 2023 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.51 | A+3.62s to AA | 2024-01-12 | 2024 PN VAST 47th Annual Washington Open venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.00 | A+0.31s to AA | Finals - Western Zone Senior Champs fast pool | |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.22 | A+2.13s to AA | Finals - Western Zone Senior Champs fast pool | |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:04.28 | AA+2.39s to AAA | 2024-03-15 | 2024 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:26.79 | A+5.80s to AA | 2024-03-16 | 2024 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:15.57 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2021-07-28 | Finals - Western Zone Senior Champs |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:05.51 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2021-07-29 | Finals - Western Zone Senior 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 17-18 · SCY
1407 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 1:59.24 | 740 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.51 | 667 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
1966 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:57.73 | 616 |
| 100 BK SCY | 55.51 | 683 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.51 | 667 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 FL SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 51.46 RT 0.35s
Front half 23.93s · back half 27.53s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:57.73
Front half 57.50s · back half 60.23s
100 Backstroke SCY 55.51 RT 0.56s
Front half 26.84s · back half 28.67s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:59.24 RT 0.54s
Front half 56.84s · back half 62.40s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:06.51
Front half 58.09s · back half 68.42s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.22
Front half 29.38s · back half 30.84s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:26.79 RT 0.84s
Front half 70.31s · back half 76.48s
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.