2025 CA/NV December Sectionals
- December 19-22, 2025
- Walnut, CA
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Live Results Available on Meet Mobile — “2025 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA – cop”
Luka Mijatovic, 16, continues to rewrite the NAG Record Books, and he dropped even more time tonight, swimming a massive 14:30.01 in the boys’ 1650 at the 2025 California/Nevada December Sectionals meet to take seven seconds off his own NAG record time.
The 16-year-old Texas commit from the Pleasanton Seahawks has been on a tear over the last few months, and in one event over the weekend, he has already shattered a NAG Record. He set the former record of 14:37.63 back in April, breaking Liam Custer‘s 2020 record of 14:37.86 by just two tenths.
In April, Mijatovic was out fast, splitting 52-mids over the first 400 yards. Tonight, he was out a smidge slower in the 52-high range, but he held on better, splitting 52s and 53s over the entire race with no 54-second splits.
| Liam Custer | Luka Mijatovic | Luka Mijatovic | |
| Pre-Mijatovic NAG- 14:37.86 | Old NAG Record- 14:37.63 |
New NAG Record – 14:30.01
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| 100y | 51.64 | 48.96 | 49.46 |
| 200y | 53.83 | 52.5 | 52.41 |
| 300y | 53.88 | 52.5 | 52.83 |
| 400y | 53.82 | 52.84 | 52.72 |
| 500y | 54.13 | 53.04 | 52.92 |
| 600y | 53.46 | 53.52 | 53.22 |
| 700y | 53.67 | 53.36 | 53.19 |
| 800y | 53.41 | 53.61 | 52.94 |
| 900y | 53.28 | 54.19 | 53.10 |
| 1000y | 53.49 | 53.86 | 53.35 |
| 1100y | 53.48 | 54.13 | 53.45 |
| 1200y | 53.42 | 54.22 | 53.63 |
| 1300y | 53.63 | 54.48 | 53.38 |
| 1400y | 53.12 | 54.27 | 53.51 |
| 1500y | 52.95 | 54.2 | 53.14 |
| 1600y | 52.35 | 53.22 | 52.74 |
| 1650y | 24.3 | 24.73 | 24.02 |
| 14:37.86 | 14:37.63 | 14:30.01 |
Mijatovic’s swim was less than half-a-second off the 17-18 NAG record in the event of 14:29.48 set by Luke Ellis in 2023. On top of being the fastest 15-16-year-old in the event in history, Mijatovic’s time would also rank 2nd in the NCAA so far this season, with only Zalan Sarkany‘s 14:23.85 from the Ohio State Invite coming in ahead of him.
He also swam the 200 freestyle and 800 freestyle relays after his mile. In the 200 free relay, he split 19.79 in the 2nd leg and in the 800 free rela,y he was 1:34.23 on the lead-off leg, about a second off his lifetime best of 1:33.52.
He is entered in the 200 free, 400 IM, 200 fly, 500 free, 100 free, 1000 free, and 200 IM over the next two days of the meet.
Other Notable Swims From Night One
- Katherine Warkentin, 16 (SAND) — The girls’ 1000 freestyle went to Sandpipers 16-year-old Katherine Warkentin in 9:49.53, a 10-second drop from her previous best 9:59.78 that she set in the first 1000 of her mile at the Winter Junior West Championships last weekend.
- Gabi Brito, 15 (BCA) — Beach Cities Alpha 15-year-old Gabi Brito split 22.24 on the 2nd leg of the girls’ 200 freestyle relay
- Tim Wu, 17 (PSS) — Tim Wu, a 2026 Cal commit from Pleasanton, led off their ‘B’ relay in a new lifetime best 1:35.52, dropping from the 1:36.01 mark he set in April of this year.
3:40.96. Damn!
My goodness I thought he dropped the 4 IM final because of the 2 Free
Does anyone know what he went in the 400 IM prelims?
3;50
1.32.79 in the 200!
0.3 from the NAG
1:32.7 200 free
What are we getting in the 500 and 1000….
How does he do it all without underwaters?
Goes to show what further potential is still untapped above water.
Insane in the membrane
I remember how ridiculous I thought that 14:37 from Custer was a few years ago. He just completely obliterated this standard.
American Thorpe incoming
I hope so, but thus far by comparison, ABSOLUTELY not.
Can he just be himself and not the next (some previous guy)?
Thorpe was like 3:41 at his age in a brief
To add even more context, when Thorpe went 3:41.8, the next best all time performers were 3:43.8, 3:45, 3:46 and 3:46.7
So by that argument, Luka would have to rip a 3:37 next time he swims lol
Pretty much
If Luka keeps it low-key for himself, he could throw down a time like that after some years under Bowman.