Elliot Leasure Swims 47.71 100 Back, Just 0.27 Off Daniel Diehl’s 13-14 NAG At Minnesota States

2026 Minnesota 11-14 Short Course State Championship

• March 19-22, 2026
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• SCY (25 yards)

The top 11-14 year old swimmers from Minnesota gathered in Minneapolis last weekend for a state meet. Leading the way was Elliot Leasure of Rochester Swim Club as he swam the #2 13-14 100 and 200 backstrokes all-time.

Leasure dropped over a second and a half in the 100 backstroke to win the 13-140 title in a 47.71. That swim sits at #2 all-time in the 13-14 age group, just behind Daniel Diehl‘s National Age Group (NAG) record of a 47.44 from October 2020. Leasure has dropped over two and a half seconds in the event in the last year as his best time a year ago was a 50.34.

All-Time Boys 13-14 SCY 100 Backstroke

1. Daniel Diehl, 47.44, 2020 MA KA Fall Closed Invite
2. Elliot Leasure, 47.71, 2026 MN NSAC Short Course
3. Michael Andrew, 47.83, 2014 FL AP NCSA Spring Championships
4. Ronald Dalmacio, 48.64, 2018 Winter Junior Nationals
5. Baylor Stanton, 48.65, 2022 GA Northeast Divisionals

In addition to his #2 100 back, Leasure dropped 1.12 off his best time in the 200 back to move up to #2 all-time in the 13-14 age group with a 1:45.13. Michael Andrew holds the NAG with a 1:43.15 from 2014. Leasure also won the 100 fly in a lifetime best 49.42, moving him up to #36 in the age group all-time. He entered the meet with a best time of a 51.32 in the 100 fly.

Highlighting the girls side of the meet was Ferris Martin of Great Wolf Swim Team as she swept the backstroke events. Martin won the 100 back in a 56.18, a lifetime best by 1.33 seconds as well as the 200 back in a 1:59.13. Her 200 back dropped 4.98 seconds off her previous best. Martin’s best time a year ago in the 200 back was a 2:11.10, so she has made huge strides this winter.