Uroš Živanović

Uroš Živanović
Personal information
National teamSerbia Serbia
Born (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 19)[2]
Serbia and Montenegro
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, freestyle
ClubDubočica[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Serbia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Junior Championships 1 1 0
European Junior Championships 0 0 1
Total 1 1 1
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima 50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lima 100 m breaststroke
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Otopeni 50 m breaststroke

Uroš Živanović (born 30 June 2005) is a Serbian competitive swimmer. He won the world junior title and gold medal in the 50-metre breaststroke and the silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 2022 World Junior Championships. At the 2022 European Junior Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 50-metre breaststroke.

Background

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Živanović was born 30 June 2005 in Serbia.[2] He attends Gimnazija in Leskovac.[3][4] He trains with and competes for swim club Dubočica.[1]

Career

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2021–2022

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In July 2021, at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships, held in Rome, Italy, Živanović placed ninth in the 50-metre breaststroke with a time of 28.31 seconds, ninth in the 100-metre breaststroke with a time of 1:02.56, twelfth in the 4×100-metre mixed freestyle relay, 57th in the 50-metre butterfly with a 26.92, and 72nd in the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 24.72 seconds.[5] At the 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships, held the following July in Otopeni, Romania, he won the bronze medal with a time of 27.69 seconds after swimming a personal best time of 27.64 seconds in the semifinals.[6][7] In the 200-metre breaststroke, he swam a personal best time of 2:18.86 in the preliminary heats before placing fourteenth overall in the semifinals with a 2:19.25.[6] In his third event of the Championships, the 100-metre breaststroke, he placed fourth with a time of 1:01.85, finishing 0.53 seconds behind bronze medalist Steijn Louter of the Netherlands.[6][8]

2022 European Aquatics Championships

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Živanović qualified for the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, contested starting 11 August at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, in the 100-metre breaststroke and also entered to compete in the 50-metre breaststroke, 50-metre freestyle, and 100-metre freestyle.[9] The first day of competition, he placed 33rd in the 100-metre breaststroke with a time of 1:03.00.[10][11] On the second day, he finished in a personal best time of 52.10 seconds in the 100-metre freestyle preliminary heats to place 67th overall.[12] Day four, he split a 50.59 for the anchor leg of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay to help place twelfth with a time of 3:18.15 in the preliminary heats.[13] In the 50-metre breaststroke preliminary heats on day five, he placed 32nd overall with a time of 28.47 seconds.[14][15] For his final event, he placed 66th in the 50-metre freestyle preliminary heats on day six with a personal best time of 23.98 seconds.[16]

2022 World Junior Championships

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2022 World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 50 m breaststroke 27.70
Silver medal – second place 100 m breaststroke 1:01.64

On day one of competition at the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, Živanović ranked fourth in the preliminaries of the 100-metre breaststroke with a 1:02.64 and advanced to the semifinals.[17] In the evening semifinals, he lowered his time to a 1:02.46 and qualified for the final ranking seconds.[18][19] For the final the following day, he achieved a personal best time of 1:01.64 and won the silver medal, finishing 0.34 seconds behind gold medalist Luka Mladenovic of Austria.[20][21][22] Three days later, he finished in a time of 28.30 seconds in the preliminary heats of the 50-metre breaststroke, advancing to the semifinals ranking first.[23] Lowering his time to a 28.08 in the semifinals later in the day, he ranked first and qualified for the final.[24] In the final the next day, he won the gold medal with a time of 27.70 seconds, which was over five-tenths of a second ahead of silver medalist Alex Sabattani of Italy and bronze medalist Luka Mladenovic.[22][25][26][27] Returning home to Leskovac following his performances, he received a welcome reception at his school, Gimnazija, which included the director of the school.[3][4]

2022 Swimming World Cup

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At the 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup conducted in short course metres (25-metre pool) in October in Berlin, Germany, Živanović placed seventeenth in the 200-metre breaststrkoe with a 2:14.38, nineteenth in the 100-metre breaststroke with a 1:00.31, twenty-first in the 50-metre breaststroke with a time of 27.56 seconds (1.12 seconds behind preliminary heats first-ranked Nicolò Martinenghi of Italy), thirty-ninth in the 100-metre individual medley with a 57.28, and ninety-sixth in the 100-metre freestyle with a time of 51.12 seconds.[28]

International championships (50 m)

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Meet 50 free 100 free 50 breast 100 breast 200 breast 50 fly 4×100 free 4×100 mixed free
Junior level
EJC 2021 72nd 9th 9th 57th 12th
EJC 2022 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4th 14th
WJC 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior level
EC 2022 66th 67th 32nd 33rd 12th

Personal best times

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Long course metres (50 m pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
50 m freestyle 23.98 h 2022 European Aquatics Championships Rome, Italy 16 August 2022 [16]
100 m freestyle 52.10 h 2022 European Aquatics Championships Rome, Italy 12 August 2022 [12]
50 m breaststroke 27.64 sf 2022 European Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania 5 July 2022 [6]
100 m breaststroke 1:01.64 2022 World Junior Championships Lima, Peru 31 August 2022 [20]
200 m breaststroke 2:18.86 h 2022 European Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania 7 July 2022 [6]

Legend: h – preliminary heat; sf – semifinal

Short course metres (25 m pool)

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Event Time Meet Location Date Ref
50 m breaststroke 27.33 Prevstvo Srbije za kadete Zrenjanin 4 December 2021 [29]
100 m breaststroke 59.74 Prevstvo Srbije za kadete Zrenjanin 5 December 2021 [1]
100 m individual medley 55.86 Prevstvo Srbije za kadete Zrenjanin 4 December 2021 [29]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Prvenstvo Srbije za kadete , juniore i u apsolutnoj konkurenciji: Muški, 100m Prsno/Breast Otvoreno Rezultati Finale" (in Serbian). Serbian Swimming Federation. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Uros Zivanovic". FINA. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jovanović, J. (13 September 2022). "Veličanstven doček za šampiona Uroša Živanovića ispred leskovačke Gimnazije" (in Serbian). jugmedia.rs. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Leskovačka Gimnazija dočekala svetskog juniorskog šampiona u plivanju" (in Serbian). Danas. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ^ LEN (12 July 2021). "LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Complete Results". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e LEN (10 July 2022). "Romania 2022 LEN European Junior Swimming Championships: Complete Results Book". Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Uroš Živanović, bronzani junior Evrope" (in Serbian). jugpress.com. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ Todorović, Vladimir (10 July 2022). "Živanović četvrti u Evropi na 100 prsno" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  9. ^ Mitić, M. (9 August 2022). "Leskovčani Nina Stanisavljević i Uroš Živanović u timu Srbije na Evropskom prvenstvu" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. ^ LEN (11 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  11. ^ Todorović, Vladimir (11 August 2022). "Skroman učinak Srba u Rimu" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  12. ^ a b LEN (12 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Freestyle Men Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  13. ^ LEN (14 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Freestyle Men Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  14. ^ LEN (15 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  15. ^ Todorović, Vladimir (15 August 2022). "Nina Stanisavljević i Uroš Živanović bez polufinala na EP" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b LEN (16 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Freestyle Men Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  17. ^ FINA (30 August 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  18. ^ FINA (30 August 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  19. ^ Todorović, Vladimir (31 August 2022). "Tri finala za Srbiju na SP za juniore" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  20. ^ a b FINA (31 August 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Uroš Živanović iz leskovačkog Plivačkog kluba "Dubočica" osvojio srebro na Svetskom prvenstvu" (in Serbian). jugpress.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  22. ^ a b Stojmenović, Dragutin (7 September 2022). "Nina Stanisavljević i Uroš Živanović bez polufinala na EP" (in Serbian). telegraf.rs. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  23. ^ FINA (3 September 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  24. ^ FINA (3 September 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  25. ^ FINA (4 September 2022). "8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  26. ^ Todorović, Vladimir (5 September 2022). "Uroš Živanović pokorio planetu!" (in Serbian). Sport Klub. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  27. ^ "PODVIG ZA DIVLJENJE: Mladi srpski plivač Uroš Živanović šampion sveta" (in Serbian). srbijadanas.com. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  28. ^ FINA (23 October 2022). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Berlin (GER): Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Apsolutni rekord Anje Crevar trećeg dana Prvenstva Srbije" (in Serbian). swim-on.rs. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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