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| Boston Aquatic Center,
Boston University, USA, February 16-19, 2006 |
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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.
| 3 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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