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Records at Risk

League records most likely to fall at the 2026 ISL Championships. We rank by how many in-bracket-next-season swimmers sit within 5% of the standing mark — multiple kids within 1% of a record means it's only a matter of time.

Records at risk

6

with ≥1 in-bracket challenger

Total challengers

11

kids within 5% of a record

Within 1%

1

one breakthrough race away

Next champs

2026

when these could fall

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1Boys 15-18

Men 15-18 50 Freestyle

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Standing record

20.25

Jacob Wang · 2024

2 challengers within 5%(1 within 1%)

ThreatPBGap
Robin KoehlerWB

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2025

20.29+0.04s

0.20%

Ian SunPS

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2025

21.19+0.94s

4.64%

2Boys 15-18

Men 15-18 50 Butterfly

Full leaderboard

Standing record

21.90

Jacob Wang · 2025

3 challengers within 5%

ThreatPBGap
Ian SunPS

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2025

22.48+0.58s

2.65%

Darren NguyenWBY

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2025

22.71+0.81s

3.70%

Matthew KoQH

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2025

22.96+1.06s

4.84%

3Boys 13-14

Boys 13-14 50 Breaststroke

Full leaderboard

Standing record

26.86

Nathan Wu · 2021

1 challenger within 5%

ThreatPBGap
Sahiel PaiNIK

Age 13 next summer · PB set 2025

27.44+0.58s

2.16%

4Boys 15-18

Men 15-18 50 Backstroke

Full leaderboard

Standing record

23.09

Andrew Knoell · 2017

1 challenger within 5%

ThreatPBGap
Ian SunPS

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2024

23.77+0.68s

2.94%

5Boys 15-18

Men 15-18 100 IM

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Standing record

50.26

Chris Leung · 2022

2 challengers within 5%

ThreatPBGap
Matthew KoQH

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2025

51.46+1.20s

2.39%

Taylor ThongintraCPS

Age 17 next summer · PB set 2025

52.18+1.92s

3.82%

6Boys 15-18

Men 15-18 50 Breaststroke

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Standing record

25.52

Taylor Thongintra · 2025

2 challengers within 5%

ThreatPBGap
Andy QuachNIK

Age 17 next summer · PB set 2025

26.56+1.04s

4.08%

Sonit JoshiSGS

Age 18 next summer · PB set 2024

26.67+1.15s

4.51%

Eligibility for 2026 is projected from each swimmer's age at their most recent race + the years elapsed. Swimmers projected to age out of the bracket are excluded.

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