Within striking distance

Cut Chasers

Swimmers whose lifetime best is within 5% of an ISLQ cut but hasn't yet cleared it. The folks one good race away from qualifying. Comes from active swimmers (raced in the last two seasons) only.

Total chasers

swimmer × event combos within 5%

Within 1%

one strong race away

Within 3%

a season's typical drop

Distinct kids

across all events

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Age group5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-18

GenderGirls Boys

StrokeFree Back Breast Fly IM

Sort byClosest by %Closest by seconds

Clear chips

Closest 10 overall

The swimmers next summer's ISLQ cut is most haunted by. Records the most heart-stopping near-misses across every event and age group.

Rank	Swimmer	Event	Their PB	The cut	Gap
1	Ruby LindseyWB	Girls 5-6 25 Backstroke	33.51	33.50	+0.01s 0.03% off
2	Evan CheungPS	Boys 9-10 50 Backstroke	47.06	47.00	+0.06s 0.13% off
3	Jason YomogidaDF	Men 15-18 50 Backstroke	36.05	36.00	+0.05s 0.14% off
4	Dylan SpeltzWB	Boys 11-12 50 Backstroke	43.07	43.00	+0.07s 0.16% off
5	London FranklinTRS	Girls 7-8 25 Backstroke	24.55	24.50	+0.05s 0.20% off
6	Mila ForghaniCPS	Girls 7-8 25 Backstroke	24.57	24.50	+0.07s 0.29% off
7	Mei NguyenCLR	Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke	47.15	47.00	+0.15s 0.32% off
8	Morgan LukCLR	Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke	47.16	47.00	+0.16s 0.34% off
9	Finley MorrisonCSR	Boys 5-6 25 Backstroke	33.62	33.50	+0.12s 0.36% off
10	Gavin RubinoGT	Boys 13-14 50 Backstroke	39.14	39.00	+0.14s 0.36% off

By event

Top chasers in every event with at least one swimmer within 5% of the cut. 12 events match your filter.

Girls 5-6Girls 5-6 25 Backstroke

Cut: 33.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Ruby LindseyWB2025	33.51	+0.01s 0.03%
2	Chloe LiuHPS2026	33.91	+0.41s 1.22%
3	Anna ZhaoNIK2025	33.99	+0.49s 1.46%
4	Olivia GonzalezNIK2025	34.52	+1.02s 3.04%

Boys 9-10Boys 9-10 50 Backstroke

Cut: 47.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Evan CheungPS2026	47.06	+0.06s 0.13%
2	Landon TsaiPS2024	47.35	+0.35s 0.74%
3	Max FangWP2026	47.61	+0.61s 1.30%
4	Declan Le RouxCSR2026	47.76	+0.76s 1.62%
5	Kiran PatelUHN2024	47.86	+0.86s 1.83%
6	Jaden AlmeidaWB2025	47.88	+0.88s 1.87%
7	Manan ChaudharyTRS2026	47.95	+0.95s 2.02%
8	Miles WuuHPS2026	48.00	+1.00s 2.13%

Boys 15-18Men 15-18 50 Backstroke

Cut: 36.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Jason YomogidaDF2024	36.05	+0.05s 0.14%
2	Logan CharltonWBY2026	36.32	+0.32s 0.89%
3	Jojo LeeSI2025	36.54	+0.54s 1.50%
4	Aj PierCPS2024	37.32	+1.32s 3.67%

Boys 11-12Boys 11-12 50 Backstroke

Cut: 43.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Dylan SpeltzWB2025	43.07	+0.07s 0.16%
2	Kayson WenCPS2024	43.16	+0.16s 0.37%
3	Tyler OhCSR2024	43.25	+0.25s 0.58%
4	Marco SperlingTRS2025	43.53	+0.53s 1.23%
5	Josiah MobleyUHN2025	43.93	+0.93s 2.16%
6	Lucas WangSGS2024	44.09	+1.09s 2.53%
7	Kai HiltyWBY2024	44.11	+1.11s 2.58%
8	Jason ZengSGS2025	44.45	+1.45s 3.37%

Girls 7-8Girls 7-8 25 Backstroke

Cut: 24.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	London FranklinTRS2025	24.55	+0.05s 0.20%
2	Mila ForghaniCPS2025	24.57	+0.07s 0.29%
3	Nora ShenNPR2025	24.62	+0.12s 0.49%
4	Mia LamCPS2024	24.62	+0.12s 0.49%
5	Adeline MarcinWBY2026	24.66	+0.16s 0.65%
6	Emma ClarkCLR2025	24.75	+0.25s 1.02%
7	Vasilisa PosashenkoWB2026	24.84	+0.34s 1.39%
8	Sydney TowPS2026	24.84	+0.34s 1.39%

Girls 9-10Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke

Cut: 47.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Mei NguyenCLR2025	47.15	+0.15s 0.32%
2	Morgan LukCLR2026	47.16	+0.16s 0.34%
3	Ava LiuCSR2025	47.21	+0.21s 0.45%
4	Izzy MocnyNPR2024	47.25	+0.25s 0.53%
5	Eri NakamuraWP2025	47.52	+0.52s 1.11%
6	Mila EbelVPP2024	47.60	+0.60s 1.28%
7	Olivia TurinTRS2025	47.70	+0.70s 1.49%
8	Leah SvidergolNPR2024	47.73	+0.73s 1.55%

Boys 5-6Boys 5-6 25 Backstroke

Cut: 33.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Finley MorrisonCSR2026	33.62	+0.12s 0.36%
2	Billy TjiaNPR2026	33.73	+0.23s 0.69%
3	Neel SharmaNPF2024	34.45	+0.95s 2.84%
4	Cole KeelWBY2026	34.55	+1.05s 3.13%
5	Jordan GeulaWP2026	34.56	+1.06s 3.16%
6	Rafael CarmiVPP2024	34.58	+1.08s 3.22%
7	George CubeiroTRS2025	34.85	+1.35s 4.03%
8	Lucas XieCSR2025	35.03	+1.53s 4.57%

Boys 13-14Boys 13-14 50 Backstroke

Cut: 39.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Gavin RubinoGT2025	39.14	+0.14s 0.36%
2	Ayden HongNPF2026	39.32	+0.32s 0.82%
3	Laksh SolankiWB2026	39.80	+0.80s 2.05%
4	Anirudh VikramVPP2026	40.00	+1.00s 2.56%
5	Damian LeeNIK2026	40.11	+1.11s 2.85%
6	Trent WainTRS2026	40.62	+1.62s 4.15%
7	Jackson CarnsPPN2024	40.89	+1.89s 4.85%
8	Austin LeeHPS2025	40.92	+1.92s 4.92%

Girls 11-12Girls 11-12 50 Backstroke

Cut: 43.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Michelle LiNIK2025	43.18	+0.18s 0.42%
2	Cassady BullardWP2026	43.38	+0.38s 0.88%
3	Aria StalveySGS2026	43.39	+0.39s 0.91%
4	Josephine HwangHPS2026	43.76	+0.76s 1.77%
5	Hawwa ZaynabOCO2026	43.85	+0.85s 1.98%
6	Riley SimonSI2024	44.03	+1.03s 2.40%
7	Lilly HudakUHN2024	44.74	+1.74s 4.05%
8	Hazel AyrosoWP2026	44.88	+1.88s 4.37%

Boys 7-8Boys 7-8 25 Backstroke

Cut: 24.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Nathan ShreyUHN2025	24.62	+0.12s 0.49%
2	Joshua HahmNPR2025	24.70	+0.20s 0.82%
3	Kabir JainCSR2026	24.80	+0.30s 1.22%
4	Miles WuuHPS2024	24.81	+0.31s 1.27%
5	Everett KuoNIK2024	24.88	+0.38s 1.55%
6	Kian LamVPP2025	24.95	+0.45s 1.84%
7	Jake LiuCSR2025	25.12	+0.62s 2.53%
8	Anzhi ChenNIK2024	25.19	+0.69s 2.82%

Girls 15-18Women 15-18 50 Backstroke

Cut: 38.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Ella McnultyTRS2026	38.73	+0.23s 0.60%
2	Ava DominguezWBY2026	38.91	+0.41s 1.06%
3	Kaitlyn PayneCSR2024	38.94	+0.44s 1.14%
4	Presley DunkelWBY2026	39.19	+0.69s 1.79%
5	Elin HongSGS2026	39.92	+1.42s 3.69%

Girls 13-14Girls 13-14 50 Backstroke

Cut: 39.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Ava DominguezWBY2025	39.24	+0.24s 0.62%
2	Lilly HudakUHN2026	39.65	+0.65s 1.67%
3	Claire GarbalosaNPR2026	39.95	+0.95s 2.44%
4	Ella HsiaCSR2025	40.68	+1.68s 4.31%

Gaps update whenever new championship results are ingested. The list intentionally excludes swimmers who haven't raced in the last two seasons (most likely aged up or stopped competing).

Cut Chasers

Closest 10 overall

By event

Swimmer Rankings — beyond Irvine.