Personal Bests:
200 free: 1:37.92
100 back: 50.94
200 back: 1:51.71
100 fly: 47.64
200 fly: 1:45.88
500 free: 4:32.54
As a Junior (2008-09): Established new Maryland school records in the 100 fly (47.64) and 200 fly (1:45.88), and was part of three record-setting relay teams, including the 800 free (6:34.02), 200 medley (1:27.81), 400 medley (3:14.82)...had four season bests at the ACC Championships in the 200 free (1:37.92), 500 free (4:32.54), 100 fly (47.64), and 200 fly (1:45.88)...individual point scorer at the championships after placing fifth in the 200 fly (1:45.88) and seventh in the 100 fly (47.72) at the ACC Championships...member of the sixth-place 200 medley, seventh-place 800 free, and seventh-place 400 medley relays at the championships...finished third in the 200 fly at the Terrapin Cup, 11th in the 500 free, second in the 100 fly, 16th in the 100 backstroke, and was a member of the first-place 200 medley and second-place 800 free relay teams.
As a Sophomore (2007-08): Member of first-place 400-yard medley relay team at Terrapin Cup...swam first leg of 800 free relay that finished seventh at the ACC Championships...had a season-best in the 100 backstroke (52.38) at the ACCs...swam a career-best in the 200 back (1:51.71) at the Terrapin Cup...won the 100 butterfly v. Duke (50.99) and took third v. NC State (51.04).
As a Freshman (2006-07): Placed eighth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.79), third in the 100 butterfly (52.87), and ninth in the 200 fly (2:00.93) against Duke and NC State ... at the Terrapin Cup, qualified for the bonus consolation final in the 200 fly to finish 22nd overall (1:58.62), finished 27th in the 100 fly (52.27), and 47th in the 200 free (1:47.06) ... anchored the sixth-place 400 free relay team (3:07.27) at Terp Cup ... finished third in the 200 fly (1:58.43), fourth in the 500 free (4:54.83) and swam the second leg for the first-place 400 free relay team (3:16.05) against Western Kentucky ... took second in the 200 back (1:58.43) and led-off the first-place 400 free relay team (3:11.28) at West Virginia ... member of the first-place 400 medley relay team (3:29.03), first-place 200 back relay team (1:37.45), and led-off the second-place 200 fly relay team (1:36.00) at the FIU Invitational ... established season-best times in the 200 free (1:44.62) to finish third and in the 200 back to finish fifth (1:58.31) against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... also placed fourth in the 100 back (52.65), was a member of the second-place 200 medley relay team (1:32.74) and 400 medley relay team (3:29.06) against Pitt and Villanova...took seventh in the 200 fly (1:58.46), was a member of the sixth-place 400 free relay team (3:19.95), and helped the 400 medley relay team to fourth place (3:27.15) against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech ... finished fifth in the 100 back (53.33), fourth in the 100 fly (52.33), member of the first-place 200 medley relay team (1:32.49), and anchored the fifth-place 200 free relay team (1:28.88) at North Carolina ... placed third in the 200 fly (1:52.93) and was a member of the first-place 200 medley relay team (1:32.50) at Virginia ... championship finalist and point scorer for the Terrapins in the 100 fly and 200 fly at the ACC Championships ... swam Maryland's fastest times of the season in the 100 breast and 200 breast at ACCs ... finished fifth overall in the 100 fly with a career-best time of 48.71 and placed fifth overall in the 200 fly with a career-best time of 1:48.28 at ACCs ... also set a career best in the 100 back (50.94) at the ACC Championships ... led-off the seventh-place 800 free relay team with a season-best time (6:41.15), anchored the sixth-place 400 free relay team (3:00.84), and swam the third leg for both the fourth-place 400 medley relay team with a season-best time (3:18.70) and the sixth-place 200 medley relay team with a season-best time (1:29.54) at ACCs.
Before Maryland: Multi-time Croatian national champion ... National record holder in the 50 fly and 200 fly in younger age groups ... member of the Croatian Olympic team at the Youth Olympic Games in Paris in 2003 ... finalist in the European Junior Swimming Championships in 2005 ... multi-time Croatian National swim team member.
Personal: Son of Borislav and Branka ... lists breaking the Junior Croatian record in 200 fly in 2005 as his greatest athletic thrill ... interested in the fields of business management and government and politics.
