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Nicholas Swendsen
Pyraminx · top 8.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023SWEN02
Nicholas Swendsen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.08, set at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,062nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2023, he has put 259 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.45 in August 2023 to 11.90, a 68% improvement. Nicholas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.08 | 9.35 | top 8.1% | 2,062 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.76 | top 9.3% | 3,669 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.90 | 14.26 | top 13.6% | 7,272 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 49.47 | 52.32 | top 24.1% | 3,670 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.60 | 1:56.54 | top 35.5% | 2,538 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.47 | 1:55.28 | top 35.7% | 2,839 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 7.89 | 13.04 | top 40.5% | 6,992 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.31 | 45.03 | top 59.6% | 8,359 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 18.90 | 22.63 | top 61.5% | 5,187 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.42 | 4:16.91 | top 66.2% | 2,567 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 44.51 | 54.27 | top 70.5% | 4,629 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 6:14.78 | 6:28.85 | top 71.0% | 2,184 / 3,184 |
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
- 16 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bowling Green Fall 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Michigan Mega Madness 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Six personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Newcomers 2024.
Competitions
- Bowling Green Fall 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Slow Fall 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Michigan Mega Madness 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Newcomers 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Winter 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
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.
- Yuxuan Chen — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead once
- Miles Reavis — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ansel de Jong — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.