Luca Urlando

SwimSwam Pulse: Urlando, Hobson Have Best Shot At Individual Gold For U.S. Men (Minus Finke)

The 200 fly at the World Championships feels more wide open than it has in past years, opening the door for Luca Urlando to vie for the gold medal.

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Urlando Skips 2 Fly, Koski Scares Finnish Record in 1 Free at Bulldog Grand Slam Day 2 Prelims

Georgia Bulldog Tomas Koski posted the only sub-50 100 free time this morning as he hunts for his second Finnish record in as many weeks.

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Top U.S. 200 Butterfliers Thomas Heilman, Luca Urlando Will Race Tuneups This Weekend

The Olympic Trials champion Thomas Heilman (right) and the NCAA Record breaker Luca Urlando (left) will both race meets this weekend a couple of weeks ahead of US Nationals.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: Urlando Peaking At The Right Time In 200 Fly

After a gradual return to top form over the last few years, Luca Urlando is firing on all cylinders entering the 2025 championship season.

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2025 U.S. World Championship Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Keep up with all of SwimSwam’s previews and picks with our official preview index for the 2025 U.S. National Championships.

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Third-Year Power 4 Head Coach Check-In: A 2024-25 Season Lookback

After reviewing the first- and second year head coaching performances at Power 4 programs, it’s time to check in on how the third-year head coaches fared.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Steer the Ship for the Wisconsin Badgers Swim Team?

Like the Stanford women a few weeks ago, the Wisconsin Badgers don’t have to look far for an obvious successor candidate for head coach.

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Texas Men Return the Most NCAA Points, While Cal’s Streak Goes Into Serious Rebuild Mode

The anticipated return of David Johnston next season is part of 239.5 expected returning points for the Texas Longhorns.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Luca Urlando Rockets To 1:52.37 200 Fly In Sacramento

Urlando stormed his way to a time of 1:52.37, shattering his previous best time and moving into #4 on the all-time performers’ list.

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2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards Announced; Sticklen, Kos & Crooks Named Swimmers of the Year

The Southeastern Conference announced the annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving awards to conclude the 2024-25 season.

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Florida’s Alex Painter Named SEC Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year

Painter becomes the 15th overall and the third-straight Gator to earn the Southeastern Conference’s Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year award.

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LSU’s Carson Paul Named SEC Men’s Divers of the Year; Lavenant Named Co-Women’s Winner

Paul’s honor as the SEC Male Diver of the Year marks the first for LSU since Curt Billings received the recognition in 1993.

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Urlando Earns First Team Honors To Highlight Georgia’s SEC Swim & Dive Accolades

Urlando received his third career All-SEC First Team honor after winning the conference title, and ultimately the national title, in the 200-yard butterfly.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56.6% Think Stanford Women Outperformed Expectations The Most Last Season

The Stanford women edged out Texas for the runner-up spot at the NCAA Championships after the Longhorns held that position for three straight years.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2025 NCAA Event Predictions – Men’s Edition

Stanford’s Ron Polonsky was an ‘A’ finalist in the men’s 200 IM and 100 breast after we didn’t predict him to finish in the top eight in either event.

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