People · Australia
Louis Swan
2×2 · top 1.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024SWAN07
Louis Swan has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.33, set at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 140th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2024, he has put 362 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.17 in August 2024 to 7.71, a 46% improvement. Louis has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.33 | 2.65 | top 1.5% | 140 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 7.71 | 8.84 | top 2.3% | 234 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.99 | 4.88 | top 3.6% | 167 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 37.47 | 48.31 | top 9.2% | 241 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.63 | 18.03 | top 9.4% | 218 / 2,659 | |
| Square-1 | 16.22 | 22.94 | top 19.1% | 183 / 899 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.35 | 1:31.66 | top 26.7% | 363 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.07 | 1:43.71 | top 29.5% | 370 / 1,277 | |
| Skewb | 7.28 | 7.73 | top 35.8% | 1,052 / 3,534 | |
| Clock | 12.22 | 13.33 | top 36.0% | 377 / 1,095 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.42 | 3:29.91 | top 48.7% | 294 / 641 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Jul 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 7 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026.
- 23 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Puzzling Parramatta 2026.
- 3 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Lake Macquarie Open 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at NSW State Championship 2025.
- 24 Aug 2024First competition: Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024. A 14.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026 · 30 Aug 2026
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling Parramatta 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VIII: Summer Sides 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds VII: Spring Saturday 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Take Your Time Sydney 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VI: Winter Sunday 2025 · 24 Aug 2025
- Lake Macquarie Open 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Canberra Spring 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- James Kirschner — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Miles Irwin — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.