History
of our Club
Written in
Belgrade on Sept 20, 1999 |
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| The roots
of the youngest Yugoslav and Serbian Swimming Club "Swim
Star 2000", have arose in autumn
of 1998 from the own idea of the Belgrade's teenage group of the extra
talented swimmers born from 1984-1987. All of their very first steps in
swimming have been made in the period from 1990-1992 at the popular
'Zabica' Youth Swimming School in New Belgrade, upon the engagement of
Prof. Maja Ivanisevic Coach and the school owner and Mr. Vlada Comic, Assistant
Coach. |
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Mitar Deuric (1987)
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| In the period
from 1992 to 1995, the group of more then 20 swimmers from the 'Zabica'
school has been selected for the next upper serious, competitive works.
It was really sensational for all parents of the youner swimmers and the
officials from the 'Zabica' swim school to see the extremely semi-professional
engagement of every kid in everyday training process by the 12.5-m long
pool (with 3 lanes) of the 'Seven Secretaries of SKOJ' elementary school
in New Belgrade. |
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Igor Rasula (1986)
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| From 1995,
since they become registered swimmers of 'Red Star' Swimming Club,
Belgrade and YU Swim Federation, the most prospective athletes from that
group were selected by the coach staff for the upper level. The five swimmers
begun to work in the professional conditions by the 50-m Olympic pool of
the famous '25 of May' Center in Belgrade coached by Prof. Tanja Knezevic. |
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Filip
Andjelkovic (1985)
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| As almost
all the senior athletes of the 'Red Star' Swimming Club, had moved out
from the Club in the moment regarding many difficulties, this youth group
of five talents and worthy kids practically became the first team just
in the year of 1996. Since that they have won various races and brought
many medals and awards with really fantastic results at the International
Swimming Meetings, Republic and State Championships and swim events in
the categories of younger and older pioneers. |
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| Since the
year of 1998, Mr. Sergio Filipovic advanced swimming trainer started
coaching with this group as a new Red Star SC assistant trainer. His modern
concept, new methods, hard work, 2-training a day and the like, really
brought many successes. And that was not a miracle, especially for those
young athletes. You may watch their pictures here dated 1998/1999. |
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Dejan Zivkovic (1985)
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| But, the swimming pulse of all these
five talents, their wish to swim and compete just for Red Star SC, were
not adequately recognized by the management of the club. So, still
at the beginning of 1999, an idea to establish some new independent - non
governmental Belgrade's Swimming Club was born for the first time. |
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Milos Radojicic (1985)
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| The new club
Swim Star 2000 SC,
Belgrade is born on January 15, 1999. |
| Unfortunately,
just two months later on, in one awful evening on March 24, 1999, to the
regret of the promoters, parents, potential sponsors and the members of
the foundation, our swim team was broken and turned off under the bombs
and missiles in the period of the unmoral aggression on Belgrade and FR
Yugoslavia. What's more, all sports activities were stopped, among them
swimming. Almost all athletes were in the shelters instead by their
sport centers and stadiums. But, after 11 terrible weeks and awful nights
for 78 days, our swim stars are "born again". Our heroes, our five old-young
kids leaded by Igor Rasula formed a new team with the same
name Swim Star 2000 SC
for the second time... |
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| Their love
for swimming overcame many difficulties and poorness. That power
was stronger than any war, terror, bombs, fires and especially the
cold water in their pool. They had thought if they would get luck, a new
Club's success can be touched very soon. |
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| Finally, on
September 20, 1999 the re-born Swim
Star 2000 swimming team started again,
this time by the official affiliating to the membeship of the Yugoslav
Swimming Federation and the Serbian Swimming Association... |
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Head Coach of the Club since September 01, 2005, previously Coach
assistant of our Club (2004/2005), graduated at the Faculty of Sport and
Physical Education, University of Belgrade, SRB
