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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Marko Kovacic

  • Position Fly/Free
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Highschool Ju Mediciska Skola Banja Luka / Utah

Biography

AT UMBC:
2024-25
  • America East Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 29)
  • America East Championships 400 Medley Relay Gold Champion (3:11.92), School and Conference Record
  • Set 400 Medley Relay School Record (3:12.76)
  • Set 200 Fly Meet Record at the Thomas Murphy Invitational (1:47.46)
  • Set 800 Free Relay Pool Record on Dec. 7 (6:39.45)
  • Set 400 Medley Relay Pool Record on Dec. 7 (3:18.60)

AT UTAH:

2023-24 Season (Graduate)
  • Pac-12 Winter Honor Roll Selection
  • Topped the field in the 150 fly against Colorado Mesa on Jan. 5 in a Utah victory
  • Took the top spot in the 200 fly to help Utah down Wyoming on Jan. 19
  • Swam at the CMU Intermountain Shootout and in meets vs. Arizona, UNLV, Arizona State, BYU and USC
  • Made it to the 100 fly and 100 back C finals and took part in the 100 fly, the 100 back, the 800 free relay at the Pac-12 Championships

2022-23 Season (Senior)
  • Pac-12 Winter Honor Roll Selection
  • Earned his first win of the season in the 100 fly at California
  • At Stanford, posted a second-place finish in the 500 free and helped the Utes place second in the 400 free relay
  • Won the 100 fly and part of a victorious 400 medley relay quartet against UNLV on Nov. 4
  • Helped the Utes win the 400 medley relay at the Big Al Invitational
  • Won the 200 free and part of a win in the 400 medley relay against BYU on Jan. 28
  • Helped the Utes top USC in the 200 medley relay and took second in the 200 fly on Feb. 10
  • Recorded an 11th-place finish in the 200 fly with the second-fastest time in school history at the Pac-12 Championships and competed in five other races
2021-22 Season (Junior)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd Team) 
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection 
  • Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 200 free and led off for the 400 free relay team against Stanford. 
  • Won the 200 free and placed fourth in the 100 free against California. 
  • Captured the 200 free event at UNLV. 
  • Won the 200 free, placed sixth in the 100 free with a new PB and recorded a new PB in the 200 IM at the Big Al Invite. Also competed for the 200 free, 400 medley and 400 free relays. 
  • Third in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free at BYU. 
  • Won the 200 fly and posted a new PB in the 100 free to capture a second-place finish on Senior Day against Denver and Colorado Mesa. 
  • Earned third in the 100 fly and swam the third leg of the runner-up 400 free relay. 
  • Finished 21st in the 200 free with a new PB, 20th in the 200 fly with a new PB and recorded a new PB in the 50 free prelims. 
2020-2021 Season (Sophomore)
  • Placed 17th in the 100 back and 23rd in the 100 free at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Finished 6th in the 100 free and 7th in the 200 free at USC
  • Was 4th in the 100 fly and 6th in the 200 free against BYU



Background:
  • Son of Biljana Jokic-Kovacic and Dalibor Kovacic
  • Has a brother named Igor
  • Lists favorite food as Poke
  • Lists favorite pro team as FC Liverpool
  • Started swimming at 11 years old
  • Pursuing a masters in Information Systems
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.