Samuel Herndon
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.57 | B+0.18s to BB | 2025-03-08 | Senior Champs 2025 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.39 | BB+2.90s to A | 2026-03-08 | Senior Champs 2026 venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:00.82 | BB+4.03s to A | 2026-01-01 | gtwt bmv 26 results |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:34.50 | BB+17.01s to A | 2026-03-07 | Senior Champs 2026 venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:32.05 | BB+30.46s to A | 2026-03-06 | Senior Champs 2026 venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.23 | B+1.64s to BB | 2026-02-07 | GTWY BE MY VALENTINE fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:06.14 | B+3.25s to BB | 2026-02-08 | GTWY BE MY VALENTINE fast pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 34.80 | B+0.71s to BB | 2025-09-21 | 2025 RCA Fall Classic venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:12.46 | B+0.97s to BB | 2026-03-07 | Senior Champs 2026 venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:38.30 | B+3.11s to BB | 2026-03-08 | Senior Champs 2026 venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 31.48 | B+1.99s to BB | 2025-09-21 | 2025 RCA Fall Classic venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:06.39 | B+3.90s to BB | 2026-02-07 | GTWY BE MY VALENTINE fast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:08.02 | 2025-09-20 | 2025 RCA Fall Classic venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:20.43 | BB+10.74s to A | 2026-02-07 | GTWY BE MY VALENTINE fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.03 | BB+0.74s to A | 2026-06-27 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:04.20 | BB+2.61s to A | 2026-06-28 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 36.89 | B+1.70s to BB | 2026-01-01 | Huntsville Swim Association venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:17.82 | B+4.03s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 Meet Me in St. Louis Invite venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:44.18 | B+4.19s to BB | 2026-05-31 | 2026 Meet Me in St. Louis Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 36.78 | BB+0.89s to A | 2026-06-28 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:23.69 | B+0.20s to BB | 2026-06-26 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:09.12 | B+7.73s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 Meet Me in St. Louis Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 33.33 | B+0.04s to BB | 2026-06-26 | 2026 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:16.70 | +20.21s to B | 2024-06-01 | 2024 Saluki Closed Invite Meet 2 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 | 27.90 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-10-26 | 2024 METS Splash of the Titans |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.57 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-08 | Senior Champs 2026 |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.67 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-08 | Senior Champs 2025 |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:04.92 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-07 | Senior Champs 2026 |
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
1581 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:34.50 | 563 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:38.30 | 495 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:20.43 | 523 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2515 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:00.82 | 601 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:06.14 | 450 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:12.46 | 504 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:06.39 | 437 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:20.43 | 523 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 56.39
Front half 27.31s · back half 29.08s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:34.50
Front half 161.27s · back half 173.23s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:32.05
Front half 338.29s · back half 353.76s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:06.14
Front half 32.94s · back half 33.20s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:12.46
Front half 33.81s · back half 38.65s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:38.30
Front half 75.09s · back half 83.21s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:06.39
Front half 30.43s · back half 35.96s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:08.02
Front half 31.56s · back half 36.46s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:20.43
Front half 65.34s · back half 75.09s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:17.82
Front half 38.55s · back half 39.27s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:44.18
Front half 80.75s · back half 83.43s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:09.12
Front half 89.39s · back half 99.73s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:16.70
Front half 93.13s · back half 103.57s
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.