Luka Mijatovic breaks Larsen Jensen’s 23-year-old 15-16 NAG record with a 7:48.28 in the 800 freestyle
2025 U.S. Open
Dates and venue
- December 3–6, 2025
- Austin, Texas
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
Schedule highlights
- Prelims start at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
- Finals begin at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Day 1 has an early 5:00 p.m. start)
Event format and coverage
- Long course meters (50 meters)
- Meet Central: https://www.usaswimming.org/event/2025/12/03/default-calendar/toyota-us-open
- Psych sheets: https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/25tuso-psych-sheet.pdf
- Live results: https://www.omegatiming.com/2025/2025-toyota-u-s-open-championships-live-results
- Live recaps available across days
- Finals: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 recaps: https://swimswam.com/2025-u-s-open-day-1-finals-live-recap/ and similar links for subsequent days
- Prelims: Day 2–Day 4 recaps: corresponding SwimSwam previews
Men’s 800 Freestyle — Timed Finals
- World Record: 7:32.12 by Zhang Lin (CHN) in 2009
- U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 by Bobby Finke (USA) in 2023
- U.S. Open Meet Record: 7:47.27 by Chad La Tourette (USA) in 2009
Top eight finishers
1) Luka Mijatovic (PLS) — 7:48.28
2) Ilia Sibirtsev (UZB) — 7:51.85
3) Luke Whitlock (IU) — 7:54.66
4) Carson Foster (UN-MR) — 7:55.51
5) Bobby Finke (SPA-FL) — 7:57.68
6) Ivan Puskovitch (TSM) — 7:59.45
7) Charlie Clark (OSU) — 8:02.42
8) Aiden Hammer (TEX) — 8:05.07
Record-breaking performance
Mijatovic set a new 15-16 national age group record in the final night at Austin, clocking 7:48.28 to win the race. This shattered the previous NAG mark of 7:52.05, established by Larsen Jensen at the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships. The swim also marked a five-second drop from his prior personal best, underscoring a remarkable improvement trajectory.
Split-by-split overview
Across each 50-meter segment, Mijatovic stayed consistently under 30 seconds for most splits, with the sole exception of a 30.00 split on one interval. He surged home with a final 50 in 27.53, finishing strongly.
Historical context: all-time U.S. performances (long course meters, men’s 800 free)
- 1: Bobby Finke — 7:38.67 (2023 World Championships)
- 2: Michael McBroom — 7:43.60 (2013 World Championships)
- 3: Zane Grothe — 7:43.74 (2018 Pan Pacific Championships)
- 4: Connor Jaeger — 7:44.26 (2013 World Championships)
- 5: Luke Whitlock — 7:45.19 (2024 Olympic Trials)
- 6: Jordan Wilimovsky — 7:45.19 (2018 Pan Pacific Championships)
- 7: Larsen Jensen — 7:45.63 (2005 World Championships)
- 8: Chad La Tourette — 7:46.52 (2011 World Championships)
- 9: Peter Vanderkaay — 7:46.64 (2011 World Championships)
- 10: Ross Dant — 7:48.10 (2023 Phillips 66 National Championships)
- 11: David Johnston — 7:48.20 (2024 World Championships)
- 12: Luka Mijatovic — 7:48.28 (2025 U.S. Open)
About the contributor
Anya Pelshaw has been with SwimSwam since mid-2021 as a writer and social media coordinator. She covered multiple NCAA Women’s Championships and national-level events, including US Summer Nationals and European circuits in subsequent years. For more on Anya’s work, visit her SwimSwam bio.
