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	Olivia ZhangUHN	Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle	39.01	39.00	+0.01s 0.03% off
2	Rachel ShungWBY	Girls 7-8 25 Freestyle	19.51	19.50	+0.01s 0.05% off
3	Ava EmersonWP	Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle	39.05	39.00	+0.05s 0.13% off
4	Amelie ZervakosCSR	Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle	35.05	35.00	+0.05s 0.14% off
5	William ChouSGS	Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle	35.06	35.00	+0.06s 0.17% off
6	Riley SimonSI	Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle	35.07	35.00	+0.07s 0.20% off
7	Raya PatelUHN	Girls 5-6 25 Freestyle	26.58	26.50	+0.08s 0.30% off
8	Diego DubonOCO	Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle	35.11	35.00	+0.11s 0.31% off
9	Tim IslamovWBY	Men 15-18 50 Freestyle	28.60	28.50	+0.10s 0.35% off
10	Kyle TongPS	Boys 9-10 50 Freestyle	39.15	39.00	+0.15s 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.

Girls 9-10Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle

Cut: 39.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Olivia ZhangUHN2024	39.01	+0.01s 0.03%
2	Ava EmersonWP2025	39.05	+0.05s 0.13%
3	Fiona ChenSGS2024	39.16	+0.16s 0.41%
4	Coralee Or Cora CrandallWP2025	39.33	+0.33s 0.85%
5	Elena GonzalezWB2024	39.39	+0.39s 1.00%
6	Summer SanchezGT2024	39.50	+0.50s 1.28%
7	Charlotte HoVPP2024	39.62	+0.62s 1.59%
8	Crystal GeePPN2024	39.74	+0.74s 1.90%

Girls 7-8Girls 7-8 25 Freestyle

Cut: 19.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Rachel ShungWBY2026	19.51	+0.01s 0.05%
2	Madison ChongNIK2024	19.58	+0.08s 0.41%
3	Lana CookOCO2025	19.69	+0.19s 0.97%
4	Nola BaileyUHN2025	19.87	+0.37s 1.90%
5	Margaret PuswellaTRS2024	19.87	+0.37s 1.90%
6	Kate WallinSI2025	19.92	+0.42s 2.15%
7	Zoe BrayWP2024	19.95	+0.45s 2.31%
8	Elinor JinPS2025	20.12	+0.62s 3.18%

Girls 11-12Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle

Cut: 35.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Amelie ZervakosCSR2024	35.05	+0.05s 0.14%
2	Riley SimonSI2024	35.07	+0.07s 0.20%
3	Emjay SmithWBY2026	35.19	+0.19s 0.54%
4	Scarlett WillisGT2025	35.27	+0.27s 0.77%
5	Jia KimWBY2024	35.28	+0.28s 0.80%
6	Mila ShakerniaSI2025	35.31	+0.31s 0.89%
7	Erin KwakNIK2025	35.50	+0.50s 1.43%
8	Chloe HahmNPR2025	35.51	+0.51s 1.46%

Boys 11-12Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle

Cut: 35.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	William ChouSGS2024	35.06	+0.06s 0.17%
2	Diego DubonOCO2025	35.11	+0.11s 0.31%
3	David LaWB2025	35.22	+0.22s 0.63%
4	Isaac CabranOCO2025	35.22	+0.22s 0.63%
5	Roy YoonNIK2026	35.25	+0.25s 0.71%
6	Pasha BassiriSI2025	35.26	+0.26s 0.74%
7	Landon TsaiPS2025	35.47	+0.47s 1.34%
8	Dj HoffmanTRS2025	35.51	+0.51s 1.46%

Girls 5-6Girls 5-6 25 Freestyle

Cut: 26.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Raya PatelUHN2024	26.58	+0.08s 0.30%
2	Harper TranCSR2025	26.80	+0.30s 1.13%
3	Olivia KangNPF2025	27.18	+0.68s 2.57%
4	June YuanGT2025	27.54	+1.04s 3.92%
5	Sammy MincksTRS2024	27.62	+1.12s 4.23%
6	Cerise PohGT2024	27.82	+1.32s 4.98%

Boys 15-18Men 15-18 50 Freestyle

Cut: 28.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Tim IslamovWBY2026	28.60	+0.10s 0.35%
2	Xavier VargasHPS2025	28.62	+0.12s 0.42%
3	Bravo BorrotoHPS2025	28.96	+0.46s 1.61%
4	Joshua MilchikerNIK2026	29.00	+0.50s 1.75%
5	Ethan NguyenNIK2024	29.15	+0.65s 2.28%

Boys 9-10Boys 9-10 50 Freestyle

Cut: 39.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Kyle TongPS2025	39.15	+0.15s 0.38%
2	Dominic LiuSI2024	39.28	+0.28s 0.72%
3	Luke Tong TongNPF2025	39.32	+0.32s 0.82%
4	Luke Tong TongNPF2025	39.32	+0.32s 0.82%
5	Jedi WuWP2025	39.36	+0.36s 0.92%
6	Connor WangPS2025	39.39	+0.39s 1.00%
7	Kevin LouSGS2025	39.80	+0.80s 2.05%
8	Owen PeeblesTRS2025	39.87	+0.87s 2.23%

Girls 13-14Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle

Cut: 32.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Rowan YooWP2024	32.14	+0.14s 0.44%
2	Paisley SachtlerCSR2025	32.14	+0.14s 0.44%
3	Vedanti PanditDF2024	32.22	+0.22s 0.69%
4	Presley DunkelWBY2024	32.87	+0.87s 2.72%
5	Rylee VanGT2025	33.35	+1.35s 4.22%
6	Amelie ZervakosCSR2025	33.54	+1.54s 4.81%

Boys 7-8Boys 7-8 25 Freestyle

Cut: 19.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Finnlee SwetmanCPS2025	19.59	+0.09s 0.46%
2	Westin RawlsNIK2024	19.62	+0.12s 0.62%
3	Shane MullarkeyWP2025	19.71	+0.21s 1.08%
4	Eli LuWB2025	19.73	+0.23s 1.18%
5	Bennett PalmeriNIK2026	19.77	+0.27s 1.38%
6	Beau BrazealWP2025	19.91	+0.41s 2.10%
7	Gino HaNIK2026	20.03	+0.53s 2.72%
8	Luke TongCLR2024	20.03	+0.53s 2.72%

Girls 15-18Women 15-18 50 Freestyle

Cut: 31.00 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Emma YiehTRS2025	31.22	+0.22s 0.71%
2	Laura ZimnySGS2025	31.26	+0.26s 0.84%
3	Lizzie WuCLR2025	31.45	+0.45s 1.45%
4	Alana SilukNPR2025	31.90	+0.90s 2.90%
5	Sophie NguyenOCO2024	32.43	+1.43s 4.61%

Boys 13-14Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle

Cut: 30.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Nikita LarinQH2025	31.19	+0.69s 2.26%
2	Shishir VemuriDF2025	31.59	+1.09s 3.57%
3	Jun KimDF2024	31.61	+1.11s 3.64%
4	Aditya DeshmukhWP2025	31.71	+1.21s 3.97%
5	Dominic HungWBY2026	31.74	+1.24s 4.07%

Boys 5-6Boys 5-6 25 Freestyle

Cut: 26.50 · Full leaderboard

Rank	Swimmer	PB	Gap
1	Timur MoralesWP2025	27.60	+1.10s 4.15%

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.