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Rising 15-Year-Old Star Luka Mijatovic Fires Off NAG Record of 4:10.96 in 500 Freestyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

In what is his latest sensational performance, 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic<\/strong> (Pleasanton Seahawks) destroyed his own National Age Group (NAG) record in the 15-16 classification on Sunday night. Competing at the Far Western Championships, Mijatovic clocked a time of 4:10.96 for the 500-yard freestyle, a swim that cut more than a second off his previous record of 4:12.34.<\/p>\n

Mijatovic has been a rising star on the distance scene for several years, with more than a dozen NAG records to his credit. In this 500 freestyle, he posted a time that would have advanced to the consolation final of the recent NCAA Championships. Here is a look at the splits from Mijatovic from his record swim:<\/p>\n

100: 47.98
\n200: 1:39.42
\n300: 2:30.61
\n400: 3:21.49
\n500: 4:10.96<\/p>\n

While Mijatovic is just 15 years old, could he contend for a place on the American roster for this summer’s World Championships in Singapore? The youngster continues to drop large chunks of time from his personal bests and with a couple of months remaining until the United States Swimming<\/a> Trials for the World Champs, additional improvement seems likely, and contention in the 400 freestyle is possible.<\/p>\n

The weekend also saw Mijatovic set a 15-16 NAG record in the 1650 freestyle, as he posted a time of 14:37.63. That swim lowered the previous record of 14:37.86, set in 2020 by Liam Custer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"