Fastest Irish Water Spaniels — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 22 Irish Water Spaniels have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Fiain's Force Of Nature sits at the front of the pack — 24.75 mph, 100 yards in 8.26 seconds, narrowly ahead of Poole's Ide Billie Jean (0.03 mph). The top 10 are averaging 23.9 mph, chasing last year's 25.27 mph best, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 Fiain's Force Of Nature FDC CGC TKN — Bitch — 24.75 mph
2. #2 Poole's Ide Billie Jean BCAT — Bitch — 24.72 mph
3. #3 Saracen Rockets Red Glare JHU DN STR — Bitch — 24.66 mph
4. #4 Seiche May The Wind Be At Your Back BCAT — 24.40 mph
5. #5 Midwood & D'Locks You Can Call Me Mr. Morningstar BN RN FCAT SWN SCA SIA SBA CGC TKI — 24.18 mph
6. #6 CH Saracen Hope For The Future — Bitch — 23.71 mph
7. #7 Luckpuddle's Djeet Yet Nodjyu DCAT SIN FTN — 23.54 mph
8. #8 CH Crispin's Whiskey Promise, East Texas Good O'Boy CAX FCAT7 THDA RATN DMA DSX ASA HDN CGCA CGCU TKN FITB — 23.35 mph
9. #9 Crispin's Double Shot This Girl Is On Fire OHB CAX FCAT7 THDN RATO DMA DSA ASA HDN CGCA CGCU TKN FITB — Bitch — 23.14 mph
10. #10 Midwood & D'Locks Burning Up BCAT — Bitch — 22.76 mph
11. #11 Chantico Wild Flowers Blooming With Navarone BCAT SWN — Bitch — 22.64 mph
12. #12 Saracen Raiz My Mug To Freedom FCAT6 CGC TKI — 22.10 mph
13. #13 Crispin's Can'T Stop The Music RN — Bitch — 21.03 mph
14. #14 GCHB CH Epik's In Omnia Paratus BCAT CGC ATT — Bitch — 20.93 mph
15. #15 CH Castlehill's P.S. Mischief Managed BN RN FDC CAA DCAT SWNE SWE RATO CGC TKN ATT VHMA FTI — 20.91 mph
16. #16 Tara's Fabulous Flying Fowl CD BN RI DCAT DN CGC TKA FITB FTI — 20.42 mph
17. #17 GCH CH D'Locks Ray Of Light Over Midwood BCAT — Bitch — 19.26 mph
18. #18 CH Crispin's Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart DCAT CGC — Bitch — 19.05 mph
19. #19 Saracen Diamond Decoy SHUA DJ FTN — Bitch — 18.17 mph
20. #20 RACH3 Ballyhoo's True Blue Justine O'Hogan At Castlehill CDX BN GN RM7 RAE7 RC CAX DCAT DN CGCA TKN ATT FTI — Bitch — 18.12 mph
21. #21 CH RACH2 Castlehill's Wickedly Cute Jolene CDX BN GN RM6 RAE5 CAX FCAT THDA DJX DN CGCA TKP ATT FTA — Bitch — 17.97 mph
22. #22 Saracen Irish Traveller At Madrigal JHU ACT1 ACT1J SWN FTN — Bitch — 17.68 mph

See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.