Matt Merke

Mage 19MDVAASCCAA

187 plausible swims · 36 meets · 2016-05-07 → 2024-07-07

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	23.28	2022-02-05	2022 ASC Senior Meet venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	48.44	2023-02-05	2023 ASC Senior Meet venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:43.14	2023-02-24	2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	4:36.57	2023-02-25	2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue
1000 Freestyle	SCY	9:31.56	2023-02-23	2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue
1650 Freestyle	SCY	15:56.47	2023-02-26	2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue
50 Backstroke	SCY	32.98	2017-03-04	2017 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS venue
100 Backstroke	SCY	54.82	2023-02-05	2023 ASC Senior Meet venue
200 Backstroke	SCY	1:57.74	2023-02-04	2023 ASC Senior Meet venue
50 Breaststroke	SCY	37.52	2016-10-01	26th Annual Columbus Day Classic venue
100 Breaststroke	SCY	1:01.04	2021-06-05	ASC Virtual Meet June 5/6 2021 venue
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:12.95	2021-07-11	2021 ASC SCY July Virtual Meet venue
50 Butterfly	SCY	32.39	2017-01-14	2017 Retriever Classic venue
100 Butterfly	SCY	53.20	2023-02-24	2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue
200 Butterfly	SCY	1:57.69	2021-12-11	2021 ASC Holiday Invitational venue
100 Individual Medley	SCY	1:10.30	2017-01-14	2017 Retriever Classic venue
200 Individual Medley	SCY	1:57.43	2021-12-12	2021 ASC Holiday Invitational venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:08.36	2022-02-25	2022 MD LSC Senior Championships fast pool
50 Freestyle	LCM	25.69	2023-07-08	2023 Sandbox Invitational venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	55.24	2022-08-04	2022 MD LSC LC Championships venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:01.17	2021-07-30	2021 MD LSC Summer Championships venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:15.64	2022-08-06	2022 MD LSC LC Championships venue
800 Freestyle	LCM	8:49.31	2021-08-01	2021 MD LSC Summer Championships venue
1500 Freestyle	LCM	17:11.53	2021-07-28	2021 MD LSC Summer Championships venue
50 Backstroke	LCM	37.79	2016-07-10	2016 RAC SANDBOX INVITATIONAL venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:03.88	2023-04-30	2023 ASC Spring Long Course Meet venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:17.47	2023-04-29	2023 ASC Spring Long Course Meet venue
50 Breaststroke	LCM	41.97	2016-07-29	12th Annual BCSC Championship Swim Meet slow pool
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:11.80	2021-07-29	2021 MD LSC Summer Championships venue
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:39.39	2021-07-31	2021 MD LSC Summer Championships venue
50 Butterfly	LCM	28.75	2022-05-20	2022 NBAC Spring Long Course Meet venue
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:00.89	2023-04-30	2023 ASC Spring Long Course Meet venue
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:54.41	2016-07-09	2016 RAC SANDBOX INVITATIONAL venue
400 Individual Medley	LCM	4:49.54	2021-07-30	2021 MD LSC Summer Championships venue

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	27.94	flat	200 Free Relay	2017-03-02	2017 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS
100 Freestyle	SCY	1:00.77	flying	400 Free Relay (leg 3)	2017-03-04	2017 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS
100 Freestyle	LCM	1:11.18	flying	400 Free Relay (leg 2)	2016-08-05	2016 MD LSC LC 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.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 48.44

23.40

25.04

Front half 23.40s · back half 25.04s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:43.14

23.77

25.88

26.45

27.04

Front half 49.65s · back half 53.49s

500 Freestyle SCY 4:36.57

24.85

26.91

27.43

28.16

28.51

28.06

28.33

28.34

28.23

27.75

Front half 135.86s · back half 140.71s

1000 Freestyle SCY 9:31.56

25.81

27.84

28.06

28.59

28.78

28.96

29.01

29.07

28.90

28.95

28.85

29.32

28.79

28.97

29.20

28.96

28.59

28.67

28.79

27.45

Front half 283.97s · back half 287.59s

1650 Freestyle SCY 15:56.47

25.24

27.58

28.29

28.64

28.88

28.85

29.07

29.25

29.38

29.19

28.96

29.33

29.11

29.31

29.33

29.16

29.14

29.33

29.37

29.47

29.55

29.29

29.69

29.39

29.58

29.81

29.66

29.43

29.59

29.47

28.67

27.91

27.55

100 Backstroke SCY 54.82

26.79

28.03

Front half 26.79s · back half 28.03s

200 Backstroke SCY 1:57.74

27.98

29.31

30.39

30.06

Front half 57.29s · back half 60.45s

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.04

28.97

32.07

Front half 28.97s · back half 32.07s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:12.95

29.20

32.66

34.79

36.30

Front half 61.86s · back half 71.09s

100 Butterfly SCY 53.20

24.91

28.29

Front half 24.91s · back half 28.29s

200 Butterfly SCY 1:57.69

26.00

29.36

30.34

31.99

Front half 55.36s · back half 62.33s

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:10.30

33.56

36.74

Front half 33.56s · back half 36.74s

200 Individual Medley SCY 1:57.43

25.48

29.86

35.09

27.00

Front half 55.34s · back half 62.09s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:08.36

25.72

29.89

32.11

31.75

36.51

36.67

28.36

27.35

Front half 119.47s · back half 128.89s

100 Freestyle LCM 55.24

26.63

28.61

Front half 26.63s · back half 28.61s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:01.17

27.74

62.19

31.24

400 Freestyle LCM 4:15.64

28.40

31.05

32.12

32.70

32.93

33.20

32.98

32.26

Front half 124.27s · back half 131.37s

800 Freestyle LCM 8:49.31

29.26

32.30

32.55

33.22

33.27

33.68

33.23

33.62

33.41

33.79

33.58

33.73

33.76

33.74

32.44

Front half 261.13s · back half 268.18s

1500 Freestyle LCM 17:11.53

29.64

32.65

33.28

33.58

34.10

34.36

34.68

34.52

34.29

34.35

34.42

34.30

34.55

34.81

68.80

69.73

35.00

70.16

34.84

35.12

35.16

35.28

35.05

34.97

34.99

35.26

33.64

100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.88

31.99

31.89

Front half 31.99s · back half 31.89s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:17.47

33.06

34.78

35.50

34.13

Front half 67.84s · back half 69.63s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.80

33.54

38.26

Front half 33.54s · back half 38.26s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:39.39

35.23

81.26

42.90

100 Butterfly LCM 1:00.89

28.94

31.95

Front half 28.94s · back half 31.95s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:54.41

40.73

42.78

53.47

37.43

Front half 83.51s · back half 90.90s

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:49.54

30.33

36.28

37.23

37.33

41.67

42.03

32.49

32.18

Front half 141.17s · back half 148.37s

Reaction time

fastest 0.54s average 1.002s slowest 1.98s 4 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 23.28 3 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 48.44 10 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:43.14 10 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 4:36.57 14 swims

1000 Freestyle SCY 9:31.56 6 swims

1650 Freestyle SCY 15:56.47 6 swims

50 Backstroke SCY 32.98 4 swims

100 Backstroke SCY 54.82 5 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 1:57.74 3 swims

50 Breaststroke SCY 37.52 2 swims

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.04 7 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:12.95 3 swims

50 Butterfly SCY 32.39 3 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 53.20 5 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 1:57.69 6 swims

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:10.30 2 swims

200 Individual Medley SCY 1:57.43 5 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:08.36 9 swims

50 Freestyle LCM 25.69 12 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 55.24 12 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 2:01.17 11 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:15.64 5 swims

800 Freestyle LCM 8:49.31 3 swims

1500 Freestyle LCM 17:11.53 1 swim

50 Backstroke LCM 37.79 3 swims

100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.88 7 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 2:17.47 4 swims

50 Breaststroke LCM 41.97 3 swims

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.80 6 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:39.39 2 swims

50 Butterfly LCM 28.75 2 swims

100 Butterfly LCM 1:00.89 5 swims

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:54.41 3 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:49.54 4 swims