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	Finnlee SwetmanCPS	Boys 7-8 25 Breaststroke	26.52	26.50	+0.02s 0.08% 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	Tina HanGT	Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke	50.63	50.50	+0.13s 0.26% off
6	Miles YuCPS	Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke	50.64	50.50	+0.14s 0.28% off
7	Elin Sepas-khahCPS	Girls 5-6 25 Breaststroke	35.61	35.50	+0.11s 0.31% off
8	Charlotte HoVPP	Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke	50.67	50.50	+0.17s 0.34% off
9	Apollo WildQH	Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke	45.16	45.00	+0.16s 0.36% off
10	Eleanor PuswellaTRS	Girls 7-8 25 Breaststroke	26.60	26.50	+0.10s 0.38% off

By event

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

Boys 7-8Boys 7-8 25 Breaststroke

Cut: 26.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Finnlee SwetmanCPS2026	26.52	+0.02s 0.08%
2	Kai TruongWP2024	26.66	+0.16s 0.60%
3	Ralph DmelloOCO2026	26.79	+0.29s 1.09%
4	Max FangWP2025	26.83	+0.33s 1.25%
5	Jonathan DuanCSR2025	26.92	+0.42s 1.58%
6	Henry SongWBY2024	27.04	+0.54s 2.04%
7	Solomon JacksonHPS2026	27.14	+0.64s 2.42%
8	Ian ChangCLR2025	27.16	+0.66s 2.49%

Girls 11-12Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 45.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Sadie GiermanOCO2025	45.04	+0.04s 0.09%
2	Neytri KirubakaranWP2024	45.20	+0.20s 0.44%
3	Natalie CarlsonCLR2026	45.65	+0.65s 1.44%
4	Addy SpitaleUHN2026	45.68	+0.68s 1.51%
5	Zara HuiCSR2025	45.79	+0.79s 1.76%
6	Stella ChuPPN2024	46.49	+1.49s 3.31%
7	Joanna KimVPP2025	46.52	+1.52s 3.38%
8	May PadillaVPP2025	46.78	+1.78s 3.96%

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	Emily NauliPPN2026	42.41	+0.41s 0.98%
4	Yeji ChoNIK2024	42.76	+0.76s 1.81%
5	Hannah GroysmanPPN2026	43.04	+1.04s 2.48%
6	Sophie ParkNIK2026	43.31	+1.31s 3.12%
7	Ashley TranCLR2024	43.79	+1.79s 4.26%
8	Ava DominguezWBY2024	43.86	+1.86s 4.43%

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	Liam TauberQH2025	43.02	+1.02s 2.43%

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	Charlotte HoVPP2024	50.67	+0.17s 0.34%
3	Vera WuuHPS2026	50.80	+0.30s 0.59%
4	Rachael GustinSGS2025	50.95	+0.45s 0.89%
5	Leona JacksonHPS2025	50.96	+0.46s 0.91%
6	Mavis Dillard-zehrVPP2026	50.99	+0.49s 0.97%
7	Janelle YauGT2024	51.28	+0.78s 1.54%
8	Jiu JungNPR2025	51.36	+0.86s 1.70%

Boys 9-10Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 50.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Miles YuCPS2026	50.64	+0.14s 0.28%
2	Brantley BaronCPS2024	50.88	+0.38s 0.75%
3	Oliver ChangNIK2026	50.89	+0.39s 0.77%
4	Leo KimDF2024	51.05	+0.55s 1.09%
5	Aaron ChiangWB2024	51.22	+0.72s 1.43%
6	Connor WangPS2026	51.58	+1.08s 2.14%
7	Hashim TalhaOCO2025	51.82	+1.32s 2.61%
8	Tyler MorikawaCPS2026	51.99	+1.49s 2.95%

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	Apollo WildQH2026	45.16	+0.16s 0.36%
2	Alex XieCSR2026	45.95	+0.95s 2.11%
3	Aiden NakagawaSGS2025	46.00	+1.00s 2.22%
4	Nolan SchwabWB2026	46.02	+1.02s 2.27%
5	Marco SperlingTRS2024	46.40	+1.40s 3.11%
6	Yuchan SongNIK2026	46.73	+1.73s 3.84%
7	Jake BretanWB2025	46.77	+1.77s 3.93%

Girls 7-8Girls 7-8 25 Breaststroke

Cut: 26.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Eleanor PuswellaTRS2026	26.60	+0.10s 0.38%
2	Soi YoonNPR2026	26.62	+0.12s 0.45%
3	Emilene Li-moradianTRS2025	26.63	+0.13s 0.49%
4	Cindy ChenHPS2025	26.64	+0.14s 0.53%
5	Nayla WongWBY2024	26.68	+0.18s 0.68%
6	Ella PengPS2025	26.73	+0.23s 0.87%
7	Madison TangNIK2025	26.86	+0.36s 1.36%
8	Olive NguyenPS2026	26.95	+0.45s 1.70%

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	Hayden DuanCPS2026	36.30	+0.80s 2.25%
4	Young SunUHN2025	36.99	+1.49s 4.20%
5	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	Samantha FigueroaCPS2026	40.36	+0.36s 0.90%
2	Alana SilukNPR2025	40.40	+0.40s 1.00%
3	Maylee AltCLR2026	41.02	+1.02s 2.55%
4	Sohyun LeeNPF2025	41.10	+1.10s 2.75%

Boys 15-18Men 15-18 50 Breaststroke

Cut: 37.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	John KaramTRS2025	38.63	+1.63s 4.41%

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.