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Crystal ball · 2026

2026 Championship Predictions

Project every kid to next summer's age bracket using their lifetime PB at the same stroke and distance — even if it was set in an earlier age group. Rank, score, and total each event with ISL-style points (top 8: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1).

Methodology & caveats

Projected league champion

416 pts

Projected to win 15 events · 28 podiums · top-8 in 69 events.

Margin over PS: 152 pts

Top 5 projected

  1. 1Woodbridge Tritons416
  2. 2Portola Springs Storm264
  3. 3College Park Splash249
  4. 4Deerfield Bluefins241
  5. 5North Irvine Knights198

Division champions

Each club's projected total scored against the rest of their division. The top club in each is the predicted division winner for 2026.

Division I

Woodbridge Tritons

Projected winner · 416 pts

  1. 1Woodbridge Tritons416
  2. 2Portola Springs Storm264
  3. 3College Park Splash249
  4. 4Deerfield Bluefins241
  5. 5North Irvine Knights198

Division II

South Irvine Dolphins

Projected winner · 192 pts

  1. 1South Irvine Dolphins192
  2. 2Woodbury Waves173
  3. 3Northpark Riptide168
  4. 4Northwood Pointe Flash136
  5. 5Westpark Marlins100

Division III

Courtside Stingrays

Projected winner · 140 pts

  1. 1Courtside Stingrays140
  2. 2University Hills Narwhals69
  3. 3Colony Redhots50
  4. 4Stonegate Seahawks47
  5. 5Greentree Gators40

Division IV

Quail Hill Barracudas

Projected winner · 107 pts

  1. 1Quail Hill Barracudas107
  2. 2Heritage Park Seals64
  3. 3Park Paseo Northstars57
  4. 4Turtle Rock Sharks29
  5. 5Village Park Piranhas8

Age-group MVP clubs

The club projected to score the most points in each bracket.

Stars of the meet

Swimmers projected to win 2+ events. The kids most likely to leave Champs with multiple titles.

Projected relays

Each club's fastest legal mixed-gender lineup, computed by the Relay Builder optimizer against their projected 2026 roster. Top 3 shown per event. Click any club for the full per-bracket lineup.

Mixed 5-6 100 Medley Relay

No club projected to field a legal lineup.

Every projected event

Top 5 projected swimmers per event. Cross-bracket PBs are flagged with a↑ from 11-12chip so you can tell who's leaping age groups.

Predictions assume each swimmer races their lifetime PB. Real meets involve drop time, nerves, taper, and off days. Treat this as the conservative-but-honest projection.

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