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Dedicated
to the swim fans in Serbia & Montenegro, as well as to all of my colleagues
in the intercollegate swimming in America |
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February
20, 2006.
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Serbs at America East Championships 2006 |
Intro
in Serbian... |
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| Najvaznije
sportsko - ekipno takmicenje na Americkim fakultetima, na kraju svake sezone,
predstavlja sampionat konferencije. Konferencija se sastoji od 6-10 timova
(sa fakulteta koji gravitiraju regiji, ali je mogu ciniti i fakulteti iz
drugih delova - drzava Amerike. Tako je na Americkom istoku u sportsku
asocijaciju "America East" udruzeno 7 plivackih timova sa sledecih fakulteta:
UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Binghamton, Stony Brook,
Boston University. Maine, University of New Hemisphere... Tokom sezone,
medjusobom organizuju dual-match-eve iz kojih prakticno trenerski bord
sagledava sopstvene mogucnosti i pravi taktiku za sampionat (sva konferencijska
prvenstva se odrzavaju sredinom februara meseca). |
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| Od 16 - 19 februara 2006. na bazenu
Bostonskog univerziteta, odrzano je prvenstvo "America East" konferencije...
Pobednicki tim ovogodisnjeg prventsva u muskoj konkurenciji bio je UMBC,
za koji su nastupili Milos Djukic (student I godine) i Nebojsa
Zimonjic (student III godine), dok je za Stony Brook nasupao
Vladimir
Sreckovic (student II godine)... Imajuci u vidu vredne uspehe koje
su sva trojica srpskih plivaca postigli na ovom jakom sampionatu, predstavljajuci
ih na nasem Swim Star Web Portal-u, a za potrebe njihove promocije tokom
daljih studija, uz nase cestitke, ova reportaza realizovana je na engleskom
jeziku. |
 
| NEBOJSA
ZIMONJIC (1982) - UMBC Junior |
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| Class: Junior of the University
of Maryland Baltimore County |
| Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia
& Montenegro |
| High School: Calvert Hall/CCBC
Essex |
| Position: Back/IM |
| 2004-05: Took bronze in the
100-back, fourth in the 200-back and 12th in the 200-IM at the America
East Championships…finished 15th in the 100-back at ECAC’s…placed second
in the 500-free against Howard…came in third in the 200-back against William
and Mary. |
| Background: Transferred from
the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex after his freshman season...attended
both XI Belgrade High School in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, and
Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Md….was a member of the International
Student Association and SGA while at CCBC-Essex… has father played professional
soccer in Serbia, and his mother was a Serbian gymnast… guardians in America
are Drs. Andrew and Sharon Whelton…born April 14, 1982…an interdisciplinary
studies major in psychology and math while pursuing a certificate in elementary
education… Zomonjic hopes to become a professional swim coach. |
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Results in
the America East Championships 2006: |
| Disciplines |
Prelims |
Rank |
Final |
Rank |
| Men 100 Yard Butterfly |
0:53.57 |
12th of 22 |
0:53.57 |
6th ('B')-overall 14th |
| Men 100 Yard Backstroke |
0:52.71 |
5th of 19 |
0:52.47 |
4th ('A') |
| Men 400 Yard Medley Relay |
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3:23.75 |
2nd (silver) |
| Men 200 Yard Backstroke |
1:55.49 |
5th of 19 |
1:54.29 |
5th ('A') |
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MILOS DJUKIC
(1986)
- UMBC Freshman
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| Class: Freshman of the
University
of Maryland Baltimore County |
| Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia
& Montenegro |
| High School: Svetozar Markovic
HS, Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro |
| Position: Back/Sprint Free |
| Background: Won the 100-meter
backstroke at the high school championships in 2004-05…placed third in
the 50-meter backstroke at the Balkan Junior Swimming Championships… MIlos
was a Junior National champion in the 50-, 100- and 200-meter backstroke
in the course of 2003-04…placed second in the 100-meter backstroke at the
National Championships in 2005… He helped lead his team Vojvodina Swimming
Club, Novi Sad, SCG to six consecutive national championships… has two
older brothers, Nikola and Vladimir…born Sept. 28, 1986…majoring in financial
economics. |
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Results in
the America East Championships 2006:
| Disciplines |
Prelims |
Rank |
Final |
Rank |
| Men 200 Yard Medley Relay |
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1:34.10 |
3rd (bronze) |
| Men 50 Yard Freestyle |
0:22.13 |
11th of 29 |
0:22.20 |
6th ('B')-overall 14th |
| Men 100 Yard Backstroke |
0:52.60 |
5 th of 19 |
0:52.88 |
7th ('A') |
| Men 200 Yard Backstroke |
1:54.13 |
3rd of 19 |
1:53.29 |
4th ('A') |
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VLADIMIR
SRECKOVIC (1984) - Stony Brook Sophomore
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| Class: Sophomore of the Stony
Brook University, NY |
| Hometown: Jagodina, Serbia
& Montenegro |
| High School: Sport HS, Belgrade,
Serbia & Montenegro |
| Position: Breast/IM |
| 2004-05: Part of the SBU's
first place 400 medley relay at Fairfield ... against Maine... won the
200 breast against Army ... won the 500 free in the Iona/St. Francis tri-meet
... won both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes against BU . . . won the 100
breast against St. Peter's |
| Background: Member of the
2004 Serbian Junior National Team... broke five records in 2002 at Sports
Grammar, Belgrade ... earned two bronze medals at the Balkan Championships
in 2002 ... 2003 golad medalist at the National Senior Championships in
the 200 m breaststroke... Best Sportsman of the HS Class of 2003. Sreckovic
was born February 28, 1984 in the town of Jagodina, Serbia and Montenegro
... Son of Mirjana and Miloljub ... brother of Andjelija. |
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Results in
the America East Championships 2006:
| Disciplines |
Prelims |
Rank |
Final |
Rank |
| Men 500 Yard Freestyle |
5:10.24 |
20th of 26 |
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| Men 100 Yard Breaststroke |
0:58.98 |
5th od 19 |
0:58.82 |
7th ('A') |
| Men 200 Yard Breaststroke |
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2:09.43 |
6th ('A') |
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