Biography

While Urlando’s senior season was cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic, he’ll be heading to the University of Georgia on a scholarship in the fall with dreams of one day being an Olympian. Urlando is considered one of the top college recruits in the nation in the Class of 2020 with a long list of accomplishments.

Urlando is a member of the 2019-20 USA Swimming National Team and a two-time Scholastic All-American, as well as a 2019 NISCA All-American. He’s best known for breaking Michael Phelps’ 17-18 National Age Group record in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:53.84. He also broke the Public High School record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 45.88 at the California CIF Sectional Championships.

At last summer’s FINA World Junior Championships, Urlando won gold medals in all five of his events — 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 4×100 freestyle relay, 4×200 freestyle relay and the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay.

Urlando continued his swimming career at the University of Georgia where he holds records in the 100-yard backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly. While his collegiate career was plagued with shoulder injuries, Urlando rehabbed and got back into the pool. In 2022, he took 5th at the World Championships in the 200m Butterfly.

In the summer of 2024, Urlando represented Team USA at the Olympics in Paris.

Records

2024 Olympic Team Member

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Georgia