{"id":613771,"date":"2025-06-06T08:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=613771"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:22:43","slug":"u-s-nationals-day-4-mens-prelims-luka-mijatovic-shatters-nag-record-for-top-seed-in-400-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-day-4-mens-prelims-luka-mijatovic-shatters-nag-record-for-top-seed-in-400-free\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Nationals Day 4 Men&#8217;s Prelims: Luka Mijatovic Shatters NAG Record for Top Seed in 400 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>US Nationals Day 4 Men&#8217;s Prelims: Luka Mijatovic Shatters NAG Record for Top Seed in 400 Free<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 U.S. National Championships continued from Indianapolis with the Day 4 prelims session.<\/p>\n<p>The session includes the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a recap of what happened during the men&#8217;s events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2025-us-national-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2025\/world-champs-team-trials-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>US Nationals: Men&#8217;s 400 Free<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Luka Mijatovic<\/strong> won his heat in 3:45.89, breaking his own NAG record for 15-16 (it was also under the 17-18 NAG). His previous mark was 3:48.95. His new record was enough to take the top seed into tonight&#8217;s final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex Maurer<\/strong> took the second seed in 3:47.22, followed by <strong>Ryan Erisman<\/strong> (3:48.19). <strong>Luke<\/strong> <strong>Hobson<\/strong> (3:48.29), <strong>David Johnston<\/strong> (3:48.45), <strong>Alec Enyeart<\/strong> (3:48.46) and <strong>Kieran Smith<\/strong> (3:48.96).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carson Foster<\/strong> and <strong>Luke Ellis<\/strong> scratched the event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"613780\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-day-4-mens-prelims-luka-mijatovic-shatters-nag-record-for-top-seed-in-400-free\/screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www-omegatiming-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1180,1053\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg 1180w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_-1024x914.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_-224x200.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_-300x268.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_-450x402.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_-1009x900.jpeg 1009w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_11118_www.omegatiming.com_-533x476.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>US Nationals: Men&#8217;s 100 Breaststroke<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Josh Matheny<\/strong> bested the field in the prelims with a 59.80, the only swimmer to break a minute in the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campbell McKean<\/strong>, who won the 50 breast, went a 1:00.18 to win his heat in the 100.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong> won his heat in 1:00.27 ahead of <strong>Gabe Nunziata<\/strong> (1:00.98).<\/p>\n<p>Matheny led McKean, Andrew, <strong>Nate Germonprez<\/strong> (1:00.33).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jassen Yep,<\/strong> the NCAA champion, took the fifth seed in 1:00.43, followed by <strong>Luke Barr<\/strong> (1:00.63), <strong>AJ Pouch<\/strong> (1:00.74) and Nunziata.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"613788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-day-4-mens-prelims-luka-mijatovic-shatters-nag-record-for-top-seed-in-400-free\/screenshot_6-6-2025_114455_www-omegatiming-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_114455_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1167,823\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot_6-6-2025_114455_www.omegatiming.com\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_114455_www.omegatiming.com_-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_114455_www.omegatiming.com_-450x317.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_114455_www.omegatiming.com_-533x376.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>US Nationals: Men&#8217;s 100 Backstroke<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Daniel Diehl<\/strong> claimed the top seed in the 100 backstroke with a 53.33, just two hundredths of a second ahead of <strong>Jack Aikins<\/strong> (53.35).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hudson Williams<\/strong> took the third spot in 53.62, followed by <strong>Keaton Jones<\/strong> (53.87), <strong>Will Modglin<\/strong> (53.88), <strong>Jack Wilkening<\/strong> (53.90), <strong>Tommy Janton<\/strong> (53.92) and <strong>Destin Lasco<\/strong> (54.03).<\/p>\n<p>Both 50 back qualifiers<strong>, Quintin McCarty<\/strong> and<strong> Shaine Casas<\/strong> scratched the event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"613795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-day-4-mens-prelims-luka-mijatovic-shatters-nag-record-for-top-seed-in-400-free\/screenshot_6-6-2025_12226_www-omegatiming-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_6-6-2025_12226_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1177,808\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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