Nikola Savčić
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Savčić |
| National team |  FR Yugoslavia |
| Born | 13 March 1974 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | PK April 11 |
Nikola Savčić (born March 13, 1974) is a Serbian former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He held numerous Yugoslav records in a sprint breaststroke double, and later represented Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Savcic is also a resident athlete for PK April 11 in Belgrade, and a member of Yugoslav national swimming team since 1990.
Savcic swam only in the 100 m breaststroke, as a member of the former Yugoslav squad, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He achieved a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:04.75 from the Akropolis International Meet in Athens.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time Olympians Valērijs Kalmikovs of Latvia and Arsenio López of Puerto Rico. He raced to the fourth seed by a 0.62-second deficit behind joint winners Kalmikovs and Lopez in 1:04.64, worthy enough for a Yugoslav record. Savcic failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-second overall on the first day of prelims.[3][4][5]
Since 2001, Savcic currently resides in the United States, where he works as part of an age group coaching staff for the Lakeridge Swim Team in Reno, Nevada.
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikola Savčić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 240. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Survey (Sept 16)". Government of Serbia. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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