Miloš Cerović ( sr, Милош Церовић; born April 7, 1980) is a Serbian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He is a 2000 Olympian, and a member of the

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swimming and diving team while studying in the United States. Cerovic competed only in the men's 200 m backstroke at the

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, as a member of the former Yugoslav squad. He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:07.03 from the U.S. National Championships in

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. He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including Hong Kong's Alex Fong, who later became one of city's most popular singers. He fought off a challenge from Kyrgyzstan's Aleksandr Yegorov to earn a fifth spot in 2:09.07. Cerovic failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-third overall in the prelims. A graduate of hotel management from St. Johns University with a Master's degree in hotel management from the University Nevada Las Vegas, Cerovic currently works as a resident manager for

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. He also served as a "residential service lead" for the athletes' village when

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hosted the

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. Cerovic is fluent in English and Serbian. Cerović has worked Hotel Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi as resident manager from May 2016 onward.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cerovic, Milos 1980 births Living people Serbian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Serbia and Montenegro Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Male backstroke swimmers Ohio State Buckeyes men's swimmers Expatriate swimmers in the United States Ohio State University alumni Sportspeople from Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro male swimmers William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration alumni Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States