Ian Call Moves Up To #2 In 15-16 Age Group With 1:00.61 100 Breast, Just Off Matheny’s NAG

2025 U.S. Junior National Championships

• Wednesday, July 30–Sunday, August 3, 2025
• Irvine, California
• William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
• LCM (50 meters)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Day 1 Prelims Recap

Boys 100 Breaststroke– Prelims

• World Junior Record: 59.01– Nicolo Martinenghi, Italy (2017)
• Meet Record: 1:00.08– Michael Andrew (2016)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Ian Call (MTAC)- 1:00.61
2. Gunnar Hansen (LSC)- 1:01.59
3. Oliver Munn (NTRO)/Shareef Elaydi (SCSC)- 1:01.90
4. —
5. Matt Vatev (HOSC)- 1:02.04
6. Drew Gaerthofner (WISC)- 1:02.06
7. Jordan Willis (MAC)- 1:02.24
8. Ian Stutts (MOR)- 1:02.75

16 year old Ian Call swam to a lifetime best 1:00.61 to post the top time of prelims in Irvine. That moves him up to the #2 all-time in the 15-16 age group, sitting just behind Josh Matheny‘s National Age Group (NAG) record of a 1:00.17 that Matheny swam back at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

The now 22 year old Matheny notably just swam the 100 breaststroke while representing the US at the 2025 World Championships.

Split Comparison

Call was slower than Matheny on both 50s this morning but has another chance to improve tonight. Call moved up to sit at #2 after previously sitting at #4 all-time as his previous best was a 1:01.09 that he swam last month at US Summer Nationals for a 17th place finish.

Top 5 15-16 Boys All-Time, LCM 100 Breast

1. Josh Matheny, 1:00.17 (2019)
2. Ian Call, 1:00.61 (2025)
3. Michael Andrew, 1:00.68 (2015)
4. Reece Whitley, 1:00.95 (2016)
5. Nick Mahabir, 1:01.71 (2022)

Call already holds the NAG record in the 13-14 100 breast after swimming a 1:02.22 at Summer Juniors in July 2023. He swam a 1:02.64 in prelims then before dropping to a 1:02.22 in finals.