University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Accolades

• Earned The David Alexander Award for the senior that earns the most points in four years of America East Championship competition
• Selected to the 2020-21 America East All-Academic Team
• Selected to the 2019-20 America East All-Academic Team

2021-22:

• Earned gold (200 back), silver (100 back) and bronze (200 IM) in individual events at the America East Championships
• Also took home two golds in UMBC’s 200 and 400 medley relay event victories
• Won the 100 backstroke at the ECAC Winter Championships
• Captured the 200 backstroke in the dual meet win over Towson

2020-21:

• Made season debut by capturing the 200 backstroke at the George Mason Invitational
• Won the 100 backstroke at VMI
• Earned three individual silvers (100 and 200 backstroke, 200 IM) at the America East Championships
• Swam the lead-off backstroke leg in the Retrievers’ gold-medal winning 400 yard medley relay at the league championships

2019-20

• The 2020 America East Champion in the 200 individual medley
• Finished second to teammate Garrett Wlochowski in both the 100 and 200 backstroke events
• Posted personal bests in all three events
• Won the 200 backstroke at George Mason, Towson and in the tri-meet versus Johns Hopkins and Delaware
• Captured the 100 back versus VMI

2018-19:

• Finished ninth at the ECAC Championships in the 100 fly (49.67) and 200 IM (1:50.82).
• Three-time finalist at the America East Championships.
• Earned silver in the 200 free with a time of 1:40.60.
• Also took home bronze in the 100 back (50.02) and 200 back (1:47.440.
• Named America East Co-Male Rookie of the Year (shared honor with teammate Matt Bennici).
• Finished fifth in the 100 back (52.43) and 200 back (1:52.04) against East Carolina.
• At the Patriot Invitational, finished 10th in the 200 back with a time of 1:51.40.
• Placed fifth in the 200 back (1:55.47) and seventh in the 200 free (1:47.75) against Towson.
• In his collegiate debut against Johns Hopkins and Delaware, finished fifth in the 200 back and seventh in the 200 free.

BACKGROUND:

• Won a gold medal with the Ward Melville (A) relay team and was a two-time finalist in the 100 fly (3rd;50.24) and 100 back (6th; 51.55) at the New York Boys Federation Championships
• Two-time Coaches’ Award Winner at Ward Melville
• Named to Newsday’s All-Long Island boys swimming team in 2018
• Swam for Three Village Swim Club
• Two-time finalist at the 2018 Metropolitan Senior Championships Long Course in the 100 fly (4th; 56.68) and 100 back (6th; 1:00.65)

PERSONAL:

• Son of Zvonimir and Hana Zuric
• Has one sibling, Demian
• Majoring in statistics