2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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)Â
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selectionÂ
- Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 200 free and led off for the 400 free relay team against Stanford.Â
- Won the 200 free and placed fourth in the 100 free against California.Â
- Captured the 200 free event at UNLV.Â
- 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.Â
- Third in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free at BYU.Â
- 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.Â
- Earned third in the 100 fly and swam the third leg of the runner-up 400 free relay.Â
- 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.Â
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