Anya Pelshaw contributed to this report
2025 Georgia Fall Invitational
- November 18-21, 2025
- Gabrielsen Natatorium — Athens, GA
- 9:30 am ET prelims/5:30 pm ET finals (with an exception of 2 pm ET timed finals on Tuesday)
- 25 Yards (SCY)
- Live Results On Meet Mobile as “UGA Fall Invitational 2025”
- Live Stream
- Recaps
- Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
- Finals: Day 1 Distance | Day 1 Relays | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
On the final day of the 2025 Georgia Fall Invite, Luca Urlando took down his own American, U.S. Open, and NCAA records in the men’s 200 butterfly, touching in 1:36.41 to take two hundredths off his former record time of 1:36.43
If you missed the action live, UGA Swim and Dive posted all the race videos on Youtube, and you can watch it here. Urlando is in lane four in the white cap.
MEN’S 200 Fly – Finals
NCAA Record: 1:36.43, Luca Urlando (Georgia) – 2025- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:43.79
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:41.45
Results:
- Luca Urlando (Georgia) – 1:36.41 *New NCAA, American, and US Open Record*
- Logan Robinson (FSU) – 1:40.40
- Drew Hitchcock (Georgia) 1:40.46
- Roman Valdez (Georgia) – 1:43.21
- Stuart Higdon (LSU) – 1:44.66
- Jaka Pusnik (FSU) – 1:44.78
- Caleb Ellis (LSU) – 1:45.54
- Aaron Gasiewicz (Bama) – 1:46.40
He broke his previous record of a 1:36.43 that he swam in March at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
Split Comparison
| 2025 Midseason | 2025 NCAAs | |
| 50 | 21.55 | 21.38 |
| 100 | 23.83 | 23.83 |
| 150 | 24.65 | 24.53 |
| 200 | 26.38 | 26.69 |
| 1:36.41 | 1:36.43 |
With his time tonight, Urlando now holds the top five 200 fly performances all-time. All five swims have come in the 2025 calendar year. Urlando has suffered from shoulder issues in the past but has soared to new heights since his return, notably winning a gold medal in the men’s 200 butterfly at the 2025 World Championships.
All-Time Top Performances, Men’s 200 Butterfly
- Luca Urlando, 1:36.41, 2025 UGA Midseason Invite
- Luca Urlando, 1:36.43, 2025 NCAAs
- Luca Urlando, 1:37.17, Georgia vs. Tennessee
- Luca Urlando, 1:37.18, 2025 SECs
- TIE: Jack Conger, 1:37.35, 2017 NCAAs, Luca Urlando, 1:37.35, 2025 NCAAs
Fantastic swim! But I am curious, why were there no stroke and turn judges to assure 2-hand touches. I AM NOT SAYING LUCA DIDN’T TOUCH WITH TWO HANDS; just curious about the officiating.
Wow, only 5 strokes and 7(?) kicks for several of those lengths! At that speed. So strong.
Makes me feel so warm watching Urlando succeed and rebound, IDK like I can personally relate to his struggle down to the timing of it all, sure I am not the only one given the last 5 years were just…
So…Maybe his ultimate NCAA goal is to be the first 200fly swimmer under 1:36? After his six years of misery, I’m super happy for him. In long course, maybe his next goal is to go after MPs American record, 1:51.51?
Surely this must convert to SCM to something pretty close the world record, 1:46.85 by Tomoru Honda. Let’s hope he’ll enter some SCM competions in the not too distant future.
I can’t remember the last time a high profile swimmer came back from a major shoulder surgery and picked up where they left off. Super inspiring, can’t wait to see what he does at NC’s and OT’s
He’s swimming it the way Tom Shields used to swim it. Great underwater!