Urlando Dazzles In Sacramento: Just days after a record-setting performance at the Men's NCAA Championships, Luca Urlando was back in the water at the second leg of the 2025 Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, moving into #4 all-time in the men's 200 fly and adding a lifetime best in the 100 fly. Also: Luka Mijatovic breaks a pair of NAG records at the Far Western Championships, Kyle Chalmers rips a time of 47.27 in the 100 free, and a settlement in the House v. NCAA case inches closer following the final approval hearing. Urlando Sets Pro Swim Record In 200 Fly, Moves To #4 All-Time In Sacramento Luca Urlando picked up where he left off from the Men's NCAA Championships at the Sacramento Pro Swim this past weekend, delivering a pair of lifetime best performances in the butterfly events headlined by what he did in the 200 fly. Urlando, 23, clocked 1:52.37 to shatter his lifetime best of 1:53.84, which also stood as the previous Pro Swim Series Record, set back at the 2019 stop in Clovis, California. That swim was produced when he was 17, meaning Urlando's swim on Friday was his first PB in the event in six years. Urlando becomes the 10th swimmer in history to break 1:53 in the 200 fly, moving into #4 on the all-time performers' list. He also ranks 1st in the world this season. All-Time Performers, Men's 200 Butterfly (LCM) - Kristof Milak (HUN), 1:50.34 – 2022
- Leon Marchand (FRA), 1:51.21 – 2024
- Michael Phelps (USA), 1:51.51 – 2009
- Luca Urlando (USA), 1:52.37 – 2025
- Daiya Seto (JPN), 1:52.53 – 2020
Urlando also set a personal best time in the 100 fly, clocking 51.32 as he finished 2nd in the event behind Frenchman Maxime Grousset, who held off the American in a time of 51.30 as they now rank 5-6 in the world this season. Grousset also won the men's 50 free (22.04), 100 free (48.20) and 50 fly (23.12), while Australian Sam Short also had an exceptional performance, winning the men's 400 free (3:43.84), 800 free (7:46.99) and 1500 free (15:03.87). On the women's side, New Zealand's Eve Thomas led the way with three gold medals, claiming the 400 free (4:11.64), 800 free (8:39.32) and 1500 free (16:30.48). Find full coverage from Sacramento here. Luka Mijatovic Lowers Pair of 15-16 NAG Records At Far Westerns Pleasanton Seahawks star Luka Mijatovic continued to rewrite USA Swimming's National Age Group Records last week, setting a pair of new marks for 15-16 boys at the Far Western Championships (SCY) in Pleasanton. Mijatovic, 15, first took down the record in the 1650 free, clocking 14:37.63 to knock off the five-year-old mark of 14:37.86 set by Liam Custer in 2020. The performance marked an eight-second personal best for Mijatovic, who had previously been 14:45.31 in January. He followed up by breaking his own record in the 500 free, posting a time of 4:10.96 to obliterate his previous mark of 4:12.34 set this past November. Mijatovic now owns 15 individual NAG records and 16 overall, including four in the boys' 15-16 age group. He also owns the 1000 free record in short course yards (8:42.45) and the 400 free record in long course meters (3:48.95). During the meet last weekend, he also set best times in the 200 free (1:34.10), 200 back (1:45.77), 200 fly (1:43.57), 200 IM (1:45.67) and 400 IM (3:41.76). In the 400 IM, he now ranks 2nd all-time in the 15-16 age group, while he also sits 9th in the 200 free, 10th in the 200 fly and 24th in the 200 IM. Kyle Chalmers Rips 47.27 100 Free At Bergen Swim Festival Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers unleashed a blistering swim in the men's 100 freestyle at last week's Bergen Swim Festival, recording one of the fastest times of his career. Chalmers, 26, put up a time of 47.27, the fourth-fastest of his career and his quickest since he won gold at the 2023 World Championships (47.15). It was also notably faster than he went in the 2024 Olympic final en route to the silver medal (47.48). The Australian owns a personal best time of 47.08, a clocking he produced at both the 2019 World Championships and Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Chalmers' swim ranks him 1st in the world this season by nearly seven-tenths of a second, with South Korean Kim Youngbeom (47.96) the only other swimmer sub-48 in 2024-25. Chalmers also clocked a new personal best in the 50 free, putting up a time of 21.78 to knock two-tenths off his previous mark of 21.98 in what was just his second time sub-22. The swim ranks him 4th in the world this season. House Settlement Nears Approval As Judge Offers Final Concerns In Hearing The final approval hearing in the NCAA v. House settlement took place on Monday in Oakland, with Judge Claudia Wilken listening to arguments from objectors to the terms in the landmark case that if approved, would reshape the landscape in college sports. Judge Wilken declined to provide final approval to the case, instead directing attorneys to address a short list of her remaining concerns within one week. “Basically, I think it is a good settlement — don’t quote me," Wilken said. "I think it is worth pursuing and I think some of these things could be fixed if people tried to fix them, and that it would be worth their while to try to fix them.” Wilken specifically took issue with the roster limit situation and proposed the idea of grandfathering or phasing it in, saying that "would save a lot of angst" among current student-athletes. Wilken also took issue with the settlement's injunctive class, believing it's not fair for future athletes who are not yet in college to be lumped into the 10-year settlement's injunctive class. “I’m having trouble with binding people who aren’t here and releasing claims for things that haven’t happened," she said. Regarding a timeline on future moves, Wilken said: “I would like to have you all think about what you heard today and what I’ve said today, talk about it with your clients, talk about it with each other. See what you think you could do about all these issues. … We’ll have at least some sort of report in a week and at that point, we’ll decide what to do next.” Read a full recap of Monday's hearing here. Quick Hits
By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam Today's final approval hearing will see Judge Wilken either grant final approval, deny it, or tell attorneys approval pends on certain changes being made. Read the full story on SwimSwam: House Settlement Final Approval Hearing: Live Updates
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam During the third finals session of the 2025 Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, 23-year-old Luca Urlando dropped a time of 1:52.37 in the 200 butterfly. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Luca Urlando Rips 1:52.37 In 200 Fly To Break Own PSS Record, Now #4 Performer Of All-Time
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam Luka Mijatovic has broken his second 15-16 National Age Group record of the weekend, following up his 1650 record with a 4:10.96 in the 500 freestyle. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Luka Mijatovic Does It Again…Torches 500 Free 15-16 NAG Record With 4:10.96 In Pleasanton
By Retta Race on SwimSwam At an in-season meet of the Bergen Swim Festival, Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers, ripped one of the best 100m freestyle performances of his career. Read the full story on SwimSwam: Aussie Kyle Chalmers Scorches 47.27 100 Free At Bergen Swim Festival
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam The 2025 Open Water National Championships begin this morning in Sarasota, Florida, with the women’s 10k race first on the schedule. Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2025 U.S. Open Water National Championships: Women’s 10K Live Recap
By Will Baxley on SwimSwam Thomas Heilman swam a 45.04 to comfortably win the event, also contributing to Cavalier Aquatic's winning 200 medley relay Read the full story on SwimSwam: Thomas Heilman Breaks 100 Fly Meet Record On Day 2 Of 2025 YMCA Nationals
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Today's final approval hearing will see Judge Wilken either grant final approval, deny it, or tell attorneys approval pends on certain changes being made.
During the third finals session of the 2025 Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, 23-year-old Luca Urlando dropped a time of 1:52.37 in the 200 butterfly.
Luka Mijatovic has broken his second 15-16 National Age Group record of the weekend, following up his 1650 record with a 4:10.96 in the 500 freestyle.
At an in-season meet of the Bergen Swim Festival, Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers, ripped one of the best 100m freestyle performances of his career.
The 2025 Open Water National Championships begin this morning in Sarasota, Florida, with the women’s 10k race first on the schedule.
Thomas Heilman swam a 45.04 to comfortably win the event, also contributing to Cavalier Aquatic's winning 200 medley relay
