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2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials
October 28-31, 2026 Westmont, IL — FMC Natatorium SCM (25 Meters) Meet Central Selection Criteria Psych Sheets Live Results Live Stream Recaps Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Day 3 Finals Heat SheetMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – Final
World Record: 1:46.85, Tomoru Honda (JPN) – 2022 American Record: 1:48.66, Tom Shields – 2020 U.S. Open Record: 1:48.46, Ilya Kharun (CAN) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 1:53.19Top 8 Finishers
Luca Urlando (DART) — 1:47.65 *New American Record Ilya Kharun (SUN) — 1:48.12 Tyler Ray (TXLA) — 1:48.24 Dare Rose (SCAR) — 1:52.04 Mitchell Schott (NYAC) — 1:53.54 Logan Robinson (GPAC) — 1:54.07 Diego Nosack (NU) — 1:57.36 Cooper Costello (UN) — 1:58.96Luca Urlando swam to a new American Record, touching in a 1:47.65 200 butterfly. That broke the previous record of a 1:48.66 set by Tom Shields in 2020 at the ISL Final. Urlando also broke the previous US Open Record of a 1:48.46 set by Ilya Kharun in 2025.
2nd and 3rd place finishers Ilya Kharun and Tyler Ray were also under Shields’ old American Record as Kharun touched in a 1:48.12 and Ray touched in a 1:48.24.
Split Comparison
Urlando Kharun Ray Shields-Old AR 50 23.78 24.18 24.57 24.42 100 26.94 27.64 27.11 27.59 150 27.84 28.11 28.66 28.07 200 29.09 28.19 27.9 28.58 1:47.65 1:48.12 1:48.24 1:48.66Urlando was way under Shields’ record pace even at the 50 mark as he was already 0.64 seconds ahead of pace. He continued to grow that record pace the next two 50s and saw the biggest difference on the 2nd 50 as he 0.65 seconds faster than Shields was.
Urlando becomes the first man to ever swim in the 1:47 mark and sits as the #2 performer all-time, only behind World Record holder Tomoru Honda of Japan who swam a 1:46.85 back in 2022.
All-Time Top Performers, Men’s SCM 200 Fly
Tomoru Honda, 1:46.85 (2022) Luca Urlando, 1:47.65 (2026) Ilya Kharun, 1:48.12 (2026) Tyler Ray, 1:48.24 (2026) Daiya Seto, 1:48.24 (2018) Chad le Clos, 1:48.27 (2022)Read the full story on SwimSwam: Luca Urlando Breaks Tom Shields’ American Record With 1:47.65 200 Butterfly
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