2026 AQJT Summer Spectacular
- June 11-14, 2026
- Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, MN
- LCM (50 meters)
- “2026 MN AQJT Aquajets Summer Spectacular” on Meet Mobile
Just days after taking down Jack Alexy‘s 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 50 backstroke, Rochester Swim Club’s Elliot Leasure was back into his record-breaking ways, surging to another NAG record, this time in the 100 back, where he became the first 13-14 swimmer in NAG history to crack the 56-second barrier in the event in 55.86.
The swim was done in his home state of Minnesota at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis at the AQJT Summer Spectacular.
In the prelims of the event, Leasure, 14, had dropped three tenths of a second from his former best time in the 100, back to 56.70. Today, that time is now nearly a second slower than his new NAG record.
Thomas McMillan previously held the 13-14 NAG record in 56.36 in 2024, which he swam in the same pool as Leasure. Leasure’s earlier swim of 56.70 made him only the 6th person ever to break 57 seconds in the 13-14 NAG, where now he becomes the first ever to break the 56-second mark.
Splits Comparison:
| Leasure (2026) | McMillan (2024) | |
| 50 | 27.12 | 27.29 |
| 100 | 28.74 | 29.07 |
| 55.86 | 56.36 |
All-Time Boys 13-14 NAG 100 Backstroke Performers:
- Elliot Leasure – 55.86 (2026)
- Thomas McMillan – 56.36 (2024)
- Josh Zuchowski – 56.83 (2019)
- Michael Andrew – 56.83 (2014)
- Destin Lasco – 56.84 (2016)
Leasure shaved seven tenths of a second off the former 13-14 50 back NAG record yesterday, touching in 26.00, which marked more than a full second improvement over his best time of 27.03 from May.
To complete the 13-14 NAG sweep of the backstroke events, he will need to find some way to drop about two seconds to contest the record time from Keaton Jones in 2:00.28 from 2019.
He currently ranks 4th all-time in the boys 13-14 NAG for the 200 backstroke in 2:02.66.
MAs NAG records be a crumbling! MA is running out of things to boast about as “beach bum” will only take him so far.
Olympic gold medalist and world record holder btw
Arguably top 5 gifted swimmer of all time. That’s the argument. Not, is/was he fast. How close did he get to his potential? IMO, not very
Howdy TA&PA! Olympic gold medalist and WR in a relay, a dime a dozen. a beach bum at age 27
In an individual event (100 Breaststroke), he still holds the American record. Not really a dime a dozen.
still a dime a dozen. more than 120 u.s. swimmers have won men’s gold in relays. and his AR will soon be a thing of the past like his NAG records. his chilled beach lifestyle will look good on MA as he ages so he’ll still hav that.
3 NAGs in a weekend. are you KIDDING ME
Between Elliot and Kai Joyner, they are doing something right up in Rochester
That would have been the world record 50 years ago!
Wasn’t John Naber 55.49 in 1976?
What a Leasure-ly swim!
(I’m going to use this every single time there’s an article about him. Just sayin)
You better get ready to say it a lot
Looks 18