2025-26 Men's Swim & Dive Roster
Biography
• Three-time Croatian National Record Holder (200m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay)
• 2025 World Championships Qualifier & Participant
• 2025 Big West Bronze Medal – 200 Free Relay
• 2025 Second Team All-Big West – 50 Free
• 2025 Big West Bronze Medal – 50 Free
• 2025 First Team All-Big West – 50 Free
• 2025 Big West Gold Medal – 200 Fly
• 2025 First Team All-Big West – 200 Fly
• 2025 Big West Gold Medal – 100 Fly
• 2025 First Team All-Big West – 100 Fly
• 2024 World Championships Qualifier
• 2024 U.S. Open Champion - 200 Fly
• 2024 CSUB Athletics Male Athlete of the Year
• 2024 MPSF Swimmer of the Year
• 2024 MPSF Gold Medal – 100 Fly
• 2024 First Team All-MPSF – 100 Fly
• 2024 MPSF Gold Medal – 200 Fly
• 2024 First Team All-MPSF – 200 Fly
• 2024 MPSF Bronze Medal – 800 Free Relay
• 2024 Second Team All-MPSF – 800 Free Relay
• 2024 Second Team All-MPSF – 50 Free
• 2023 NIC Finalist – 500 Free, 50 Back, 100 Fly
• 2023 MPSF Freshman of the Year
• 2023 MPSF Gold Medal – 200 Free
• 2023 First Team All-MPSF – 200 Free
• 2023 MPSF Silver Medal – 200 Fly
• 2023 First Team All-MPSF – 200 Fly
• 2023 Second Team All-MPSF – 500 Free
2024-25 (JUNIOR): Continued to focus on butterfly and sprint freestyle events…Named Big West Athlete of the Week three times…Earned 22 individual victories…Reset all five of his own CSUB records for the second-straight season (50 free, 19.27; 100 free, 41.98; 200 free, 1:33.48; 100 fly, 45.61; and 200 fly, 1:43.13)…Won two gold medals (100 fly, 200 fly), and two bronze medals (50 free, 200 free relay) and four All-Conference honors at the Big West Championships…Reset three Big West records at the conference meet (100 fly, 200 fly, 200 free)…Posted NCAA B Cuts in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly…Moved into Mid-Major Top 10 all-time list in 100 Free…OFFSEASON: Qualified for and competed in World Championships in Singapore.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Focused on butterfly and sprint freestyle events…Named MPSF Swimmer of the Year…Earned MPSF Swimmer of the Week honors twice…Won 13 individual races and placed Top 3 a total of 15 times…Reset Croatian National Record in 200-meter fly (1:58.09) at Big Al Invitational…Won two gold medals (200 fly, 100 fly) and one bronze (800 free relay) and picked up four All-Conference honors (50 free) at MPSF Championships…Became just second male to own three MPSF records (200 free, 100 fly, 200 fly)…Reset five CSUB records (50 free, 19.71; 100 free, 43.11; 200 free, 1:33.70; 100 fly, 46.19; and 200 fly, 1:43.57), all five of which were NCAA B Cuts…Moved into Mid-Major Top 10 all-time marks in 200 free…Placed second in 200 fly and third in 100 fly at Big Al Invite…Competed at the European U23 Championships in Ireland...Qualified for the World Championships, but passed on the opportunity to join CSUB team at MPSF championships...Made A-final in 100 fly at TYR meet in Westmont, Ill., racing against World Record holder Calaeb Dressel in finals…Reset CSUB long course records in 100 free (49.95, FINA cut)...At European Championships, helped Croatia finish fourth in 4x100m free relay, resetting National Record…Named CSUB Athletics Male Athlete of the Year...OFFSEASON: Placed 20th at European Aquatics Championships in Summer 2024.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Competed in six different events, primarily focusing on the sprint freestyle and breaststroke races…Named MPSF Freshman of the Year…Earned MPSF Swimmer of the Week honors twice…Won 13 individual races and posted 17 Top 3 finishes…Won a gold medal in the 200 free at the MPSF Championships with a CSUB record time of 1:34.50…Posted All-MPSF finishes in three events: 200 free (1st), 500 free (4th), 200 fly (2nd)…Qualified for and competed in three events at the National Invitational Championships…At NICs, placed seventh in 50 back, sixth in 500 free, ninth in 100 fly, and third in 200 breast…Reset CSUB’s 200 fly record (1:44.78)…Ranks fourth in CSUB history in 500 free (4:23.47), and second in 100 fly (47.11)…Helped 200 free relay team post fourth-fastest time in program history (1:20.48) and ranks third in 400 free relay (2:58.14)…After season: Competed at the TYR Pro Series in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., posting CSUB Long Course 200 free record time of 1:51.92, which was a US Open qualifying time…Posted a FINA World Championship qualifying time of 53.68 in the 100 fly (LC).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Gymnasium Antun Gustav Matos in Zabok, Croatia...Coached by Ivica Androic...Three-Time Zabok Best-Athlete Selection from 2020-22.
PERSONAL: A finance major who plans to pursue a career in finance or marketing.
Historical Player Information
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2022-23Freshman
Breaststroke/Freestyle
6'0"
135 lbs
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2023-24Sophomore
Breaststroke/Freestyle
6'0"
150 lbs
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2024-25Junior
Butterfly/Freestyle
6'0"
150 lbs
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2025-26Senior
Butterfly/Freestyle
6'0"
150 lbs
