Elliot Leasure, Harper Rauch Combine for 11 Personal Bests at Aquajets Summer Spectacular

2025 Minnesota AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular

• June 26-29, 2025
• Minneapolis, MN
• LCM (50 meters)
• Results 

Both Elliot Leasure and Harper Rauch were spectacular at the Aquajets Summer Spectacular in the last week of June.

Leasure, a 13-year-old swimming for Rochester Swim Club, won five events in the boys’ event, setting personal best times in four of them. Leasure topped the field in the 400 free (4:19.12), 100 back (58.42), 200 IM (2:12.73) and 400 IM (4:49.26) in personal best times.

He also won the 200 back (2:08.72) and set a personal best time to take ninth in the 100 free (55.52). In the 13-14 boys’ age group this season, Leasure has the second-fastest times in both the 100 and 200 back, and the 12th-fastest in the 200 IM. His time in the 100 back ranks 32nd all-time in the 13-14 age group.

Rauch, a 12-year-old for the Chicago Wolf Pack, set personal best times in six events during the girls’ event. She won the 200 free (2:13.68), 400 free (4:34.84) and 1500 free (4:39.33), was 2nd in the 100 free (1:03.90), 200 fly (2:38.37), and 3rd in the 100 fly (1:11.90).

Among 12-year-old girls this season, Rauch owns the fastest time in the 1500 free, the second-fastest in the 400 free and the 12th-fastest in the 200 free. Her time in the 1500 free is 39th all-time in the 11-12 age group.

Other individual standouts were:

• Kai Joyner, a 15-year-old from the Rochester Orcas Swim Club, swam personal best times in the boys’ event to finish 2nd in both the 400 free (3:59.99) and 100 back (58.65), 3rd in the 400 IM (4:39.33) and 7th in the 50 free (24.08). Among 15-year-old boys this season, Joyner has the fourth-fastest time in the 400 free, the ninth-fastest in the 50 free and the 10th-fastest in the 100 back.
• Lucy Velte, a 16-year-old from Empire Swim Club, swam personal bests in four events during the girls’ competition. She won the 400 free (4:20.14 in the finals after swimming 4:19.54 in prelims), and the 100 fly (1:00.30), was 2nd in the 100 free (*56.87) and 4th in the 50 free (26.21). Among 16-year-old girls this season, Velte has the fourth-fastest time in the 100 fly, the eighth-fastest times in both the 50 and 100 free, and the ninth-fastest in the 400 free.
• Adalynn Biegler, 16, of Edina Swim Club, won the 50 free (25.81), 100 free (56.24) and the 200 IM (2:19.34) in the girls’ event. Among 16-year-old girls this season, she has the second-fastest time in the 100 free, the third-fastest in the 50 free and the sixth-fastest in the 200 IM.
• Grant Brown, an 11-year-old from Madison Aquatic Club, won the 200 free (2:18.97), 200 IM (2:33.69) and 400 IM (5:22.36) in personal best times during the boys’ competition. He also won the 800 free (9:50.72) and set a personal best time of 4:48.18 to finish 2nd in the 400 free. Brown owns the second-fastest time among 11-year-old boys this season in the 800 free.
• Karsyn Ward, a 13-year-old from Empire KC Swim Club, won the 200 back in the girls’ competition in a time of 2:19.10. She was 2nd in the 100 back in a personal best time of 1:05.01. Among 13-year-old girls this season, she owns the second-fastest times in both events.
• Libby Bakker, an 18-year-old Missouri commit who swims for Aquajets Swim Team, won the 100 back in a personal best time of 1:02.42 and the 200 back in a time of 2:15.58 in the girls’ event. Among 18-year-old girls this season, she has the 11th-fastest time in the 100 back and the 15th-fastest in the 200 back.
• Micah Davis, a 17-year-old Virginia commit from Aquajets Swim Team, won the 100 fly in a personal best time of 53.49 during the boys’ event. He has the second-fastest time in that event this season among 17-year-old boys.
• Brecken Curran, a 14-year-old from Madison Aquatic Club, was 2nd in the 100 back with a personal best time of 1:01.29 in the boys’ event. He has the third-fastest time in that event among 14-year-old boys this season.