Helen James
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.51 | BB+1.12s to A | 2022-01-22 | 2022 VA WAC Mike Willard Polar Plunge venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 59.30 | A+2.31s to AA | 2023-10-29 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:19.08 | AA+2.69s to AAA | 2024-03-23 | 2024 SwimRVA Shamrock Showdown venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:07.73 | BB+3.44s to A | 2023-10-28 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:35.40 | B+4.51s to BB | 2020-01-25 | 2020 WAC MIke Willard Polar Plunge slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:07.03 | AAA+2.04s to AAAA | 2024-03-22 | 2024 SwimRVA Shamrock Showdown venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:23.72 | AAA+3.13s to AAAA | 2024-03-24 | 2024 SwimRVA Shamrock Showdown venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 32.67 | B+0.08s to BB | 2020-01-26 | 2020 WAC MIke Willard Polar Plunge slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:03.13 | A+1.74s to AA | 2024-03-22 | 2024 SwimRVA Shamrock Showdown venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:15.44 | 2020-01-25 | 2020 WAC MIke Willard Polar Plunge slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:17.77 | A+0.38s to AA | 2023-10-29 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.40 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2023-01-15 | National Catholic H.S. Championship 2023 |
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 15-16 · SCY
2970 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:19.08 | 837 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:35.40 | 480 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:23.72 | 914 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:17.77 | 739 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2886 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK SCY | 1:07.73 | 567 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:07.03 | 890 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:03.13 | 690 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:17.77 | 739 |
| 200 FR 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 59.30
Front half 28.68s · back half 30.62s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:19.08
Front half 157.47s · back half 161.61s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:07.73
Front half 33.58s · back half 34.15s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:35.40
Front half 76.73s · back half 78.67s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:07.03
Front half 31.88s · back half 35.15s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:23.72
Front half 69.04s · back half 74.68s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:03.13
Front half 29.62s · back half 33.51s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:15.44
Front half 35.04s · back half 40.40s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:17.77
Front half 65.83s · back half 71.94s
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.