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	Maya JussalNPR	Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke	45.02	45.00	+0.02s 0.04% off
2	Sadie GiermanOCO	Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke	45.04	45.00	+0.04s 0.09% off
3	Anna ChernyshoffTRS	Girls 13-14 50 Breaststroke	42.06	42.00	+0.06s 0.14% off
4	Hudson ShungWBY	Boys 13-14 50 Breaststroke	42.07	42.00	+0.07s 0.17% off
5	Sam FurnissCPS	Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke	50.60	50.50	+0.10s 0.20% off
6	Tina HanGT	Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke	50.63	50.50	+0.13s 0.26% off
7	Elin Sepas-khahCPS	Girls 5-6 25 Breaststroke	35.61	35.50	+0.11s 0.31% off
8	Kareena BhaktaTRS	Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke	45.14	45.00	+0.14s 0.31% off
9	Chloe KwakNIK	Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke	45.15	45.00	+0.15s 0.33% off
10	Jolie LuongDF	Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke	50.67	50.50	+0.17s 0.34% off

By event

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

Girls 11-12Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 45.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Maya JussalNPR2025	45.02	+0.02s 0.04%
2	Sadie GiermanOCO2025	45.04	+0.04s 0.09%
3	Kareena BhaktaTRS2023	45.14	+0.14s 0.31%
4	Chloe KwakNIK2023	45.15	+0.15s 0.33%
5	Neytri KirubakaranWP2024	45.20	+0.20s 0.44%
6	Taylor PattonCLR2025	45.50	+0.50s 1.11%
7	Sarah RimNPR2023	45.74	+0.74s 1.64%
8	Zara HuiCSR2025	45.79	+0.79s 1.76%

Girls 13-14Girls 13-14 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 42.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Anna ChernyshoffTRS2025	42.06	+0.06s 0.14%
2	Grace MarkusPPN2024	42.23	+0.23s 0.55%
3	Yeji ChoNIK2024	42.76	+0.76s 1.81%
4	Audrey DoPPN2023	43.71	+1.71s 4.07%
5	Ashley TranCLR2024	43.79	+1.79s 4.26%
6	Ava DominguezWBY2024	43.86	+1.86s 4.43%
7	Abby VanderweerdWBY2024	44.10	+2.10s 5.00%

Boys 13-14Boys 13-14 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 42.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Hudson ShungWBY2025	42.07	+0.07s 0.17%
2	Xavier MendozaCLR2024	42.39	+0.39s 0.93%
3	Cyrus HoGT2023	42.43	+0.43s 1.02%
4	Liam TauberQH2025	43.02	+1.02s 2.43%
5	Hayden OhSGS2025	43.42	+1.42s 3.38%
6	Sam HuangCPS2023	43.63	+1.63s 3.88%

Boys 9-10Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 50.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Sam FurnissCPS2023	50.60	+0.10s 0.20%
2	Brantley BaronCPS2024	50.88	+0.38s 0.75%
3	Ewan BarberDF2023	50.95	+0.45s 0.89%
4	James TarnWBY2023	50.98	+0.48s 0.95%
5	Leo KimDF2024	51.05	+0.55s 1.09%
6	Aaron ChiangWB2024	51.22	+0.72s 1.43%
7	Hashim TalhaOCO2025	51.82	+1.32s 2.61%
8	Carter ShumNPR2025	52.12	+1.62s 3.21%

Girls 9-10Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 50.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Tina HanGT2025	50.63	+0.13s 0.26%
2	Jolie LuongDF2025	50.67	+0.17s 0.34%
3	Charlotte HoVPP2024	50.67	+0.17s 0.34%
4	Sofie SetianCPS2023	50.80	+0.30s 0.59%
5	Rachael GustinSGS2025	50.95	+0.45s 0.89%
6	Leona JacksonHPS2025	50.96	+0.46s 0.91%
7	Janelle YauGT2024	51.28	+0.78s 1.54%
8	Brooke IkkandaWB2023	51.36	+0.86s 1.70%

Girls 5-6Girls 5-6 25 Breaststroke

Cut: 35.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Elin Sepas-khahCPS2025	35.61	+0.11s 0.31%
2	Neeka BadrossamayVPP2025	36.40	+0.90s 2.54%
3	Anna ZhaoNIK2025	36.53	+1.03s 2.90%
4	Josephine YiTRS2024	36.69	+1.19s 3.35%

Boys 11-12Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 45.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	James ParkNPF2023	45.20	+0.20s 0.44%
2	Adrian BekkerPPN2023	45.28	+0.28s 0.62%
3	Juneau LeeNPF2025	45.50	+0.50s 1.11%
4	Logan CharltonWBY2023	45.61	+0.61s 1.36%
5	Jin ChoiSI2023	45.91	+0.91s 2.02%
6	Aiden NakagawaSGS2025	46.00	+1.00s 2.22%
7	Grant MorikawaCPS2023	46.11	+1.11s 2.47%
8	Marco SperlingTRS2024	46.40	+1.40s 3.11%

Girls 7-8Girls 7-8 25 Breaststroke

Cut: 26.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Emilene Li-moradianTRS2025	26.63	+0.13s 0.49%
2	Cindy ChenHPS2025	26.64	+0.14s 0.53%
3	Kenzie CrillyWB2025	26.65	+0.15s 0.57%
4	Nayla WongWBY2024	26.68	+0.18s 0.68%
5	Ella PengPS2025	26.73	+0.23s 0.87%
6	Madison TangNIK2025	26.86	+0.36s 1.36%
7	Kaitlyn LamVPP2024	26.97	+0.47s 1.77%
8	Avery LinWP2024	27.12	+0.62s 2.34%

Boys 7-8Boys 7-8 25 Breaststroke

Cut: 26.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Kai TruongWP2024	26.66	+0.16s 0.60%
2	Max FangWP2025	26.83	+0.33s 1.25%
3	Jonathan DuanCSR2025	26.92	+0.42s 1.58%
4	David KwakNIK2023	26.96	+0.46s 1.74%
5	Henry SongWBY2024	27.04	+0.54s 2.04%
6	Brantley BaronCPS2023	27.09	+0.59s 2.23%
7	Ian ChangCLR2025	27.16	+0.66s 2.49%
8	Ian ChangCLR2025	27.16	+0.66s 2.49%

Boys 15-18Men 15-18 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 37.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Robbie KleidTRS2023	37.26	+0.26s 0.70%
2	John KaramTRS2025	38.63	+1.63s 4.41%

Boys 5-6Boys 5-6 25 Breaststroke

Cut: 35.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Timur MoralesWP2025	35.81	+0.31s 0.87%
2	Roman GamboaWP2024	36.23	+0.73s 2.06%
3	Young SunUHN2025	36.99	+1.49s 4.20%
4	Aj Estacio Jr.WBY2025	37.06	+1.56s 4.39%

Girls 15-18Women 15-18 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 40.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Alana SilukNPR2025	40.40	+0.40s 1.00%
2	Sohyun LeeNPF2025	41.10	+1.10s 2.75%
3	Nahsima TitanjiPS2023	41.62	+1.62s 4.05%

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.