Carson Lu

Mage 16GUINNTSESTGULFKATY

130 plausible swims · 24 meets · 2024-01-05 → 2026-04-17

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	22.73	AA+0.34s to AAA	2025-03-01	2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	49.96	AA+0.97s to AAA	2025-03-02	2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:53.09	A+1.10s to AA	2024-02-03	2024 Fleet Mardi Gras Extravaganza venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	5:04.64	A+0.35s to AA	2024-10-05	2024 October KATY Senior Invite venue
50 Backstroke	SCY	26.64	A+0.55s to AA	2024-09-21	2024 Katy Purple Black & White Meet venue
100 Backstroke	SCY	56.97	A+1.28s to AA	2024-02-03	2024 Fleet Mardi Gras Extravaganza venue
200 Backstroke	SCY	2:03.00	A+1.01s to AA	2024-02-04	2024 Fleet Mardi Gras Extravaganza venue
50 Breaststroke	SCY	27.79	AAA+0.20s to AAAA	2024-09-21	2024 Katy Purple Black & White Meet venue
100 Breaststroke	SCY	59.48	AAA+1.69s to AAAA	2024-02-03	2024 Fleet Mardi Gras Extravaganza venue
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:11.50	AA+0.21s to AAA	2024-03-02	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch venue
100 Butterfly	SCY	56.57	A+1.28s to AA	2024-12-07	2024 Gulf Age Group Championships venue
200 Butterfly	SCY	2:10.60	BB+1.41s to A	2024-10-05	2024 October KATY Senior Invite venue
100 Individual Medley	SCY	56.98		2024-09-21	2024 Katy Purple Black & White Meet venue
200 Individual Medley	SCY	2:00.96	AA+2.07s to AAA	2025-03-01	2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:18.48	AA+3.99s to AAA	2024-12-06	2024 Gulf Age Group Championships venue
50 Freestyle	LCM	26.32	AA+0.43s to AAA	2024-06-02	2024 LSC Duel in the Pool venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	59.06	A+0.07s to AA	2024-07-14	2024 Long Course Gulf Age Group Championships venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:04.65	AA+1.06s to AAA	2026-04-17	2026 Aggieland April Long Course Invitational
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:31.56	AA+7.87s to AAA	2024-07-12	2024 Long Course Gulf Age Group Championships venue
800 Freestyle	LCM	9:45.29	A+14.00s to AA	2024-05-19	2024 Katy/Pace May Open Invitational venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:06.91	A+1.62s to AA	2024-07-12	2024 Long Course Gulf Age Group Championships venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:24.60	A+3.11s to AA	2026-04-17	2026 Aggieland April Long Course Invitational
50 Breaststroke	LCM	31.04	AAAA	2025-07-26	2025 TNAQ Senior Summer Showdown fast pool
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:08.90	AAA+1.51s to AAAA	2025-07-25	2025 TNAQ Senior Summer Showdown fast pool
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:29.81	AAA+3.32s to AAAA	2024-07-21	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC Champs venue
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:08.49	BB+2.50s to A	2024-04-20	2024 Aggieland April Long Course Invitational venue
200 Butterfly	LCM	2:36.65	BB+8.96s to A	2024-04-21	2024 Aggieland April Long Course Invitational venue
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:17.04	AAA+4.65s to AAAA	2026-01-01	DePauw University
400 Individual Medley	LCM	4:59.03	AA+3.44s to AAA	2024-07-19	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC Champs 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 Freestyle	SCY	23.13	flat	200 Free Relay	2024-03-02	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch
100 Freestyle	SCY	51.81	flying	400 Free Relay (leg 4)	2024-03-01	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:52.97	flat	800 Free Relay	2024-02-29	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch
50 Backstroke	SCY	25.91	flat	200 Medley Relay	2024-03-02	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch
100 Backstroke	SCY	59.18	flat	400 Medley Relay	2024-03-03	2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch

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 · LCM

4701 points (6/6 events)

Event	Time	Points
400 FR LCM	4:31.56	785
200 BK LCM	2:24.60	713
200 BR LCM	2:29.81	923
200 FL LCM	2:36.65	555
200 IM LCM	2:17.04	895
400 IM LCM	4:59.03	830

IMR 15-16 · LCM

3951 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR LCM	2:04.65	837
100 BK LCM	1:06.91	702
100 BR LCM	1:08.90	923
100 FL LCM	1:08.49	594
200 IM LCM	2:17.04	895

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 49.96

23.97

25.99

Front half 23.97s · back half 25.99s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.09

25.70

28.85

29.86

28.68

Front half 54.55s · back half 58.54s

500 Freestyle SCY 5:04.64

26.24

30.17

30.87

30.79

31.11

31.06

31.49

31.64

32.15

29.12

Front half 149.18s · back half 155.46s

100 Backstroke SCY 56.97

27.45

29.52

Front half 27.45s · back half 29.52s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:03.00

28.63

31.20

32.19

30.98

Front half 59.83s · back half 63.17s

100 Breaststroke SCY 59.48

27.81

31.67

Front half 27.81s · back half 31.67s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:11.50

29.33

33.38

35.17

33.62

Front half 62.71s · back half 68.79s

100 Butterfly SCY 56.57

26.41

30.16

Front half 26.41s · back half 30.16s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:10.60

27.49

32.54

35.03

35.54

Front half 60.03s · back half 70.57s

100 Individual Medley SCY 56.98

26.67

30.31

Front half 26.67s · back half 30.31s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:00.96

26.54

31.16

34.99

28.27

Front half 57.70s · back half 63.26s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:18.48

26.76

31.17

34.06

33.90

35.41

35.91

31.62

29.65

Front half 125.89s · back half 132.59s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:31.56

62.89

70.61

70.02

68.04

Front half 133.50s · back half 138.06s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:08.90 RT 0.61s

32.52

36.38

Front half 32.52s · back half 36.38s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:29.81 RT 0.73s

33.49

38.37

38.92

39.03

Front half 71.86s · back half 77.95s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:36.65 RT 0.70s

73.61

83.04

Front half 73.61s · back half 83.04s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.04 split/total mismatch

29.41

37.21

38.81

31.61

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:59.03 RT 0.72s

31.43

37.13

39.78

38.32

41.57

42.40

35.11

33.29

Front half 146.66s · back half 152.37s

Reaction time

fastest 0.52s average 0.751s slowest 1.68s 26 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 22.73 5 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 49.96 4 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.09 2 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 5:04.64 3 swims

50 Backstroke SCY 26.64 1 swim

100 Backstroke SCY 56.97 5 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 2:03.00 3 swims

50 Breaststroke SCY 27.79 1 swim

100 Breaststroke SCY 59.48 8 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:11.50 10 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 56.57 4 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 2:10.60 1 swim

100 Individual Medley SCY 56.98 1 swim

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:00.96 4 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:18.48 4 swims

50 Freestyle LCM 26.32 5 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 59.06 4 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 2:04.65 4 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:31.56 2 swims

800 Freestyle LCM 9:45.29 1 swim

100 Backstroke LCM 1:06.91 3 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 2:24.60 5 swims

50 Breaststroke LCM 31.04 4 swims

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:08.90 11 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:29.81 12 swims

100 Butterfly LCM 1:08.49 3 swims

200 Butterfly LCM 2:36.65 1 swim

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.04 11 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:59.03 8 swims