James Zheng
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.95 | A+0.96s to AA | 2026-03-07 | PVST March Madness venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 59.83 | A+1.04s to AA | 2026-02-08 | 2026 PVST Coastal vs. Cancer venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:10.23 | A+2.04s to AA | 2025-12-13 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA WAG venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:45.06 | A+0.07s to AA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ RMDA - cop venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 12:32.88 | A+27.09s to AA | 2025-03-22 | PVST Spring Fling slow pool |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 20:56.20 | A+49.81s to AA | 2026-02-07 | 2026 PVST Coastal vs. Cancer venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.13 | AA+1.44s to AAA | 2025-12-14 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA WAG venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:08.76 | A+2.77s to AA | 2026-02-21 | BUEN February Coastal Champs venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:26.02 | A+4.03s to AA | 2025-12-07 | 2025 Winter Coastal Champs venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 39.69 | BB+3.00s to A | 2026-02-08 | 2026 PVST Coastal vs. Cancer venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:27.60 | B+2.11s to BB | 2025-10-12 | 2025 CA Paseo Fall Kickoff Season Opener venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.76 | A+0.07s to AA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ RMDA - cop venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:05.55 | AA+3.06s to AAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ RMDA - cop venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:34.42 | BB+2.93s to A | 2025-12-06 | 2025 Winter Coastal Champs venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:10.87 | BB+0.88s to A | 2025-12-06 | 2025 Winter Coastal Champs venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:29.89 | A+4.30s to AA | 2026-03-08 | PVST March Madness venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.27 | BB+0.18s to A | 2025-06-15 | 2025 CA SCS RAA June Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:08.93 | A+1.44s to AA | 2026-04-12 | 2026 BUEN LCM Opener venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:30.87 | A+3.68s to AA | 2026-04-11 | 2026 BUEN LCM Opener venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:14.64 | A+1.55s to AA | 2025-06-14 | 2025 CA SCS RAA June Age Group Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 36.26 | A+0.17s to AA | 2026-04-11 | 2026 BUEN LCM Opener venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:17.37 | AA+3.08s to AAA | 2026-04-12 | 2026 BUEN LCM Opener venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 33.83 | A+0.24s to AA | 2026-04-12 | 2026 BUEN LCM Opener venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:16.20 | A+0.61s to AA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 SCS 14-Under Elite A/G Champs at MVN venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:58.85 | BB+4.66s to A | 2025-04-13 | 2025 Buenaventura LCM Opener slow pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.
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 | 28.75 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-12-14 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.17 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-02-21 | BUEN February Coastal Champs |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 32.97 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-12-14 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA WAG |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:10.03 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-15 | 2025 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ Armada |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 31.89 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-06-14 | 2025 CA SCS RAA June Age Group Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:11.52 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-28 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 34.76 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-26 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:14.84 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-18 | 2025 SCS 14-Under Elite A/G Champs at MVN |
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 11-12 · SCY
3286 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:45.06 | 760 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:08.76 | 647 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:27.60 | 463 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:05.55 | 732 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:29.89 | 684 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
3326 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:10.23 | 724 |
| 50 BK SCY | 31.13 | 742 |
| 50 BR SCY | 39.69 | 499 |
| 50 FL SCY | 29.76 | 721 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:10.87 | 640 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 59.83
Front half 28.77s · back half 31.06s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:10.23
Front half 62.41s · back half 67.82s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:45.06
Front half 169.18s · back half 175.88s
1000 Freestyle SCY 12:32.88
Front half 377.83s · back half 375.05s
1650 Freestyle SCY 20:56.20
100 Backstroke SCY 1:08.76
Front half 32.89s · back half 35.87s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:26.02
Front half 74.86s · back half 71.16s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:27.60
Front half 41.59s · back half 46.01s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:05.55
Front half 30.13s · back half 35.42s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:34.42
Front half 75.33s · back half 79.09s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:10.87
Front half 32.32s · back half 38.55s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:29.89
Front half 69.12s · back half 80.77s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:08.93
Front half 33.26s · back half 35.67s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:30.87
Front half 72.46s · back half 78.41s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:14.64
Front half 154.62s · back half 160.02s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:17.37
Front half 37.49s · back half 39.88s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:16.20
Front half 36.04s · back half 40.16s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:58.85
Front half 83.87s · back half 94.98s
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.