Luka Mijatovic Blasts 7:47.08 800 Free To Develop into #2 17-18 All-Time

2026 Sacramento Pro Swim Series

Men’s 800m Freestyle – Fastest Heat

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Luka Mijatovic (Pleasanton Seahawks) — 7:47.08
2. Ethan Ekk (Alto Swim Club) — 8:00.70
3. Juan Vallmitjana (South Florida Aquatics) — 8:00.88
4. Ellis Crisci (Tsunami Swim Team) — 8:05.38
5. Joey Tepper (Univ Minnesota) — 8:08.29
6. Aiden Kirk (Swimming Canada) — 8:13.25
7. Julien Rousseau (California Aquatics) — 8:15.27
8. Syunta Lee (West Coast Aquatics) — 8:17.56

Luka Mijatovic has had a robust meet to this point in Sacramento and continued that on the ultimate evening. Mijatovic swam to a 7:47.08 within the 800 freestyle to turn out to be the #2 all-time within the 17-18 age group.

All-Time Top 17-18, Boys LCM 800 Free

1. Luke Whitlock, 7:45.19, 2024
2. Luka Mijatovic, 7:47.08, 2026
3. Larsen Jensen, 7:48.09, 2003

Mijatovic dropped 1.20 seconds off his earlier lifetime better of a 7:48.28 that he swam in December on the US Open. That swim was a 15-16 National Age Group (NAG) report. Mijatovic has now aged up into the 17-18 age group and sits lower than two seconds off of the NAG report.

Just final evening, Mijatovic swam to his first 17-18 NAG report with a 3:45.20 500 freestyle. That additionally was a greatest time. He additionally swam a greatest time within the 1500 free with a 14:59.27 1500 free this week.

Mijatovic is not going to symbolize the U.S. later this summer season on the 2026 Pan Pac Championships however presently sits because the quickest American to this point this season within the 400, 800, and 1500 freestyles. His 800 free now sits at #8 on the planet this season as nicely.