2022 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 11-12
Mikayla Tan and Luka Mijatovic were our Age Group Swimmers of the Year for the 11-12 age category in 2022.
Novaquatics’ 4×200 Free Relay Team Crushes Boys’ 13-14 NAG Record by Nearly 4 Seconds
Peter Vu (1:42.05), Avrum Xagorarakis (1:42.28), Andrew Maksymowski (1:42.28), and Max Stewart (1:44.60) combined to clock a 6:51.26 for Novaquatics.
13-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Breaks 13-14 NAG Record with 4:24.72 500 Free at Sectionals
Luka Mijatovic also posted the fastest 400 IM time ever by a 13-year-old with a 3:56.84, surpassing Joshua Zuchowski’s mark of 3:56.86 from 2018.
Bella Sims Obliterates 17-18 National Age Group Record in 400 Yard IM at Sectionals
Bella Sims is focusing on races she didn’t swim at Winter Juniors -West last weekend, which includes the 4th-fastest 400 yard IM in history.
13-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Becomes Fastest 200 IMer Since Michael Andrew
Luka Mijatovic continued his climb up the all-time age group rankings with an impressive performance at the 2022 Winter Age Group Junior Championships.
13-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Climbs Age Group Rankings With 9:23/15:44 Distance Frees
Mijatovic swam the second-fastest 1000 free ever for a 13-year-old in the U.S., and added the #3 time ever in the 1650 free.
Sam Marsteiner Clocks 4:27.18 500 Free, Breaks Into Top 10 All-Time NAG Rankings
In his last meet before aging up, Sam Marsteiner posted two nation-leading times at the WAVE Quad Meet earlier this month in Cary, North Carolina.
Luka Mijatovic Posts Fastest 500-Yard Free Time Ever Among 13-Year-Old Americans
Luka Mijatovic set seven personal bests last weekend, including a 500-yard freestyle victory that made him the fastest 13-year-old boy in American history.
FINA Releases Full List of Swimmers For Opening World Cup Stop In Berlin
2022 world champion Nicolo Martinenghi is one of several top-tier European swimmers set to compete at the opening stop of the FINA World Cup circuit.
Three 13-Year-Olds Throw Down Nation-Leading Times at 2022 Far Westerns
Luka Mijatovic lowered his best 400 freestyle time by nearly four seconds with a 4:07.64, the fastest nationally among 13-year-old boys this season.
13-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Hits 4 Nation-Leading Marks at PC 14U Junior Olympics
Luka Mijatovic notched four nation-leading times this season among 13-year-old boys at the 2022 PC 14 & Under Junior Olympics last weekend.
14-Year-Old Raya Mellott Earns Another Junior Nationals Cut in 200 Breast
Raya Mellott secured her second Junior Nationals qualifying time this year with a 2:35.62 in the 200-meter breast last weekend in Moraga, California.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/22/2022
This edition of Weekly Wonders includes Jersey Wahoos’ Audrey Derivaux, who swam four top-10 times in the girls’ 11-12 age group in St. Petersburg.
Luka Mijatovic Swims 4:13.57 SCY 400 IM on Final Day of Far Westerns, #7 11-12
Mijatovic was particularly great on backstroke and freestyle in the race tonight, splitting 1:04.39 on backstroke and 57.32 on freestyle.
Luka Mijatovic Clocks 4:43.12 500 FR on Day 3 of Far Westerns, #3 11-12 Boy
Pleasanton Seahawks 12-year-old Luka Mijatovic is still tearing it up at Far Westerns this week.
