Pan Pacific Junior Championships 2024
BOYS 200 FREESTYLE – PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
- Junior World Record: 1:42.97 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
- Competition record: 1:47.11 – Flynn Southam, AUS (2022)
- Overall record: 1:43.86 – Michael Phelps, USA (2007)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS
- Luka Mijatovic (USA) – 1:47.96
- Gregg Enoch (USA) – 1:48.97
- Ethan Ekk (CAN) – 1:49.29
- Marcus Da Silva (AUS) – 1:49.39
- Lucas Fackerell (AUS) – 1:49.71
- Laon Kim (CAN) – 1:49.82
- Kazusa Kuroda (JPN) – 1:50.63
- Kaito Tsujimori (JPN) – 1:50.87
15 years old Luka Mijatovic swam a time of 1:47.96 in the boys’ 200-meter freestyle at the start of the 2024 Junior Pan Pac Championships in Australia. His swim performance ranks him as the third fastest runner of all time in the U.S. boys 15-16 age group. He is also No. 1 all-time for 15-year-old boys.
Mijatovic was ranked 7th all-time in his age group after swimming a time of 1:48.73 less than a month ago at the Summer Championships in Irvine, California. He notably holds the 13-14 NAG record after swimming a time of 1:49.63 in March of this year. He has shown tremendous progress in the discipline this calendar year, entering 2024 with a best of 1:50.40.
All-time Top 5 Boys 15-16 LCM 200 Free
- Maximus Williamson1:47.29 (2023)
- Luca Urlando1:47.73 (2019)
- Luka Mijatovic, 1:47.96 (2024)
- Carson Foster, 1:48.57 (2018)
- Jason Zhao, 1:48.60 (2023)
Mijatovic will have another chance to climb the rankings in the final and will look to challenge Williamson’s NAG record. He could potentially add another NAG to his list after already holding five 13-14 LCM records and four 13-14 SCY records.
In addition to the 200 freestyle, he is also scheduled to swim the 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle and 1500 freestyle in Australia. He competed in the U.S. Olympic Qualifiers this summer and achieved his best result in the 400 freestyle, where he placed 12th with a time of 3:50.71.
