Two Of The Prime 2027s, Luka Mijatovic And Ian Call, Arriving At Texas In December 2026

Two of the highest recruits within the boys highschool class of 2027 will arrive a semester early as Luka Mijatovic and Ian Call have posted on Instagram saying that they plan to reach in December. The two initially introduced their dedication to Texas final October, with Call posting on October twentieth and Mijatovic on October thirty first.

Mijatovic is the #1 ranked recruit within the boys highschool class of 2027 and arrives with a lifetime finest 4:05.76 500 freestyle that will have gained the NCAA title this previous season. His lifetime finest 14:30.01 within the 1650 freestyle would have made the highest 8 at NCAAs this previous season as nicely.

The announcement for Mijatovic just isn’t sudden as his hometown paper, the Pleasanton Weekly, posted on Instagram and their authentic article stating, he would graduate in December.

Call is a “Best of the Rest” ranked recruit and has a lifetime finest 52.51 within the 100 breast, a time that’s a couple of second off the 51.45 it took to earn an invitation to 2026 NCAAs. Call has had nice success within the lengthy course pool the place he has a lifetime finest 1:00.26 within the 100 breast.

The Texas males captured the 2026 NCAA group title with 445.5 factors, ending forward of Florida’s 416 factors. The Texas males earned the #1 rating in SwimSwam’s pre-season energy rankings. The group returns essentially the most particular person factors from 2026 NCAAs with 181.5 factors, 40 factors forward of Indiana’s 141.5 particular person returning factors.

The two arriving at midseason continues to be at the moment attainable however might not be allowed in future seasons. Earlier this yr, a supply advised SwimSwam that the NCAA is contemplating not permitting midseason additions. This would imply sooner or later, athletes who arrive in December/January have to attend till the next fall to start competitors with their respective swimming and diving program.