2024 Pacific Swimming Far Western Champs
- April 4-8, 2024
- SCY (25 yards)
- Pleasanton, CA
- Meet Mobile “Pacific Swimming SC Far Western Champs”
14 year old Luka Mijatovic swam to a best time on night 1 of the Pacific Swimming Far Western Champs swimming a 1:35.39 in the 200 freestyle.
Mijatovic was already the #2 swimmer of all-time in the 13-14 age group only behind Thomas Heilman‘s 1:34.68 from 2021 Winter Juniors. Mijatovic’s previous best time stood at a 1:36.30 from 2023 Sectionals in December.
Split Comparison:
| Mijatovic | Heilman | |
| 50 | 22.39 | 22.05 |
| 100 | 24.58 (46.97) | 24.16 (46.21) |
| 150 | 24.53 (1:11.50) | 24.19 (1:10.40) |
| 200 | 23.89 (1:35.39) | 24.28 (1:34.68) |
Mijatovic already holds the 13-14 SCY national age group (NAG) records in the 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyles as well as the 400 IM. He set all of those records in December at Sectionals. Mijatovic has a loaded schedule this weekend. He is also entered in the 200 IM, 100 free, 200 back, 500 free, 100 back, 400 IM, 200 fly, and 1000 free.
Mijatovic dropped over three seconds in the event in the last year from a 1:38.21 in this event at this meet a year ago.
Pro Swim- San Antonio psych sheets just dropped as well and Mijatovic is entered in the LCM 200, 400, 800, and 1500 freestyle next week. He notably is the 8 seed in the 1500 free and 9 seed in the 800 free next week.
He already holds the 13-14 NAG records in all four events including breaking his own 200, 400, and 1500 freestyles at Marin Sectionals at the end of February.
Impressive but I can’t imagine he’ll maintain this level of training forever, practicing a 9k+ daily his shoulders will explode before he even makes it to college, he’s cooked.
And he just went 4:14.83…
Mijatovic just swam a 4:19.2 this morning but what was interesting was that he was out in 1:40.7 this morning which is over a full second faster than he’s ever gone out and it looks like he backed off the last 300. This record could get destroyed later which is crazy to say but I think he wants to establish himself in a big way especially for next week in San Antonio.
Is anyone looking at the scoring on meet mobile? Why so many unattached athletes?
It is high school season in California, so all the swimmers that swim in high school are unattached.
becaues they swim for their high school, and you can’t fully be in a team once you swam for them, so on meet mobile is says UN-
This guy is always racing
Its fun being the first to spot a emerging talent. It really is. And there are the bragging rights.
But if feels like this has gone several steps too far.
Let the kid be.
I agree. He might be the next Popovici; he might get stuck like Jacob Whittle; he might be good but not up to the expectations like Maxime Rooney- let’s just wait and enjoy the ride rather than chant his name like crazy
what are yall yapping about. This site reports on all notable age group swims. And this kid has a lot of notable age group swims.
Not talking about the actual report. Talking about the fact that every second article on this site gets 50 comments saying “Luka is going to do X” as if he’s Jesus
This is no different than the media coverage of young basketball and football prodigies. Other than Finke, the US has not had much long distance talent on the men’s side. The timing is right for Luka as the distance events are entering a golden era.
I have it on video (courtesy of my company, SwimClips): https://video.swimclips.com/video/ym4CiieLCCUVMMF7TVToj
good lord when is his birthday? He’s been 14 for at least a decade now 💀
April 22.
Probably just feels that way since he started breaking the 13-year-old records at 14 haha.
Or vice versa
Dude has already mastered the cele at 14
Wonder where he got that 😉😉