Uroš Živanović (born 30 June 2005) is a Serbian competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. 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

Živanović was born 30 June 2005 in Serbia."Uros Zivanovic"
'' FINA''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. He attends Gimnazija in Leskovac.Jovanović, J. (13 September 2022)
"Veličanstven doček za šampiona Uroša Živanovića ispred leskovačke Gimnazije"
(in Serbian). ''jugmedia.rs''. Retrieved 21 September 2022."Leskovačka Gimnazija dočekala svetskog juniorskog šampiona u plivanju"
(in Serbian). '' Danas''. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022. He trains with and competes for swim club Dubočica.

Career

2021–2022

In July 2021, at the

2021 European Junior Swimming Championships The 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 6 to 11 July 2021 in Rome, Italy at the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto. The Championships were organized by LEN, the European Swimming League, and were held in a 50-meter pool. The Champions ...

, 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.

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(12 July 2021)
"LEN European Junior Swimming Championships Rome - Italy: Complete Results"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. At the

2022 European Junior Swimming Championships The 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 5 to 10 July 2022 in Otopeni, Romania. The Championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Results Boys Girls Mixed events Medal table Team Trophy Results: ...

, 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.

(10 July 2022)
"Romania 2022 LEN European Junior Swimming Championships: Complete Results Book"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 21 September 2022."Uroš Živanović, bronzani junior Evrope"
(in Serbian). ''jugpress.com''. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022. 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. 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.Todorović, Vladimir (10 July 2022)
"Živanović četvrti u Evropi na 100 prsno"
(in Serbian). '' Sport Klub''. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

2022 European Aquatics Championships

Živanović qualified for the

2022 European Aquatics Championships The 2022 European Aquatics Championships took place in Rome, Italy, from 11 to 21 August 2022. The event exactly coincided with, but was not officially part of, the 2022 European Championships. This diverged from the joined format of the 2018 e ...

, 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.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. The first day of competition, he placed 33rd in the 100-metre breaststroke with a time of 1:03.00.

(11 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 21 September 2022.Todorović, Vladimir (11 August 2022)
"Skroman učinak Srba u Rimu"
(in Serbian). '' Sport Klub''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. On the second day, he finished in a personal best time of 52.10 seconds in the

100-metre freestyle The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming (sport), swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics (sport), Athletics. The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long ...

preliminary heats to place 67th overall.

(12 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Freestyle Men Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. 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.

(14 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Freestyle Men Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. In the 50-metre breaststroke preliminary heats on day five, he placed 32nd overall with a time of 28.47 seconds.

(15 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 21 September 2022.Todorović, Vladimir (15 August 2022)
"Nina Stanisavljević i Uroš Živanović bez polufinala na EP"
(in Serbian). '' Sport Klub''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. 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 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Freestyle Men Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

2022 World Junior Championships

On day one of competition at the

2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships The 8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships was held from 30 August to 4 September 2022 at the Videna Aquatic Center in Lima, Peru.

in Lima, Peru, Živanović ranked fourth in the preliminaries of the 100-metre breaststroke with a 1:02.64 and advanced to the semifinals. FINA (30 August 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. In the evening semifinals, he lowered his time to a 1:02.46 and qualified for the final ranking seconds. FINA (30 August 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 21 September 2022.Todorović, Vladimir (31 August 2022)
"Tri finala za Srbiju na SP za juniore"
(in Serbian). '' Sport Klub''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. 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

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of Austria. FINA (31 August 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 21 September 2022."Uroš Živanović iz leskovačkog Plivačkog kluba "Dubočica" osvojio srebro na Svetskom prvenstvu"
(in Serbian). ''jugpress.com''. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.Stojmenović, Dragutin (7 September 2022)
"Nina Stanisavljević i Uroš Živanović bez polufinala na EP"
(in Serbian). ''telegraf.rs''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. 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. FINA (3 September 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Lowering his time to a 28.08 in the semifinals later in the day, he ranked first and qualified for the final. FINA (3 September 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 21 September 2022. 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. FINA (4 September 2022)
"8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Lima (PER): Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 September 2022.Todorović, Vladimir (5 September 2022)
"Uroš Živanović pokorio planetu!"
(in Serbian). '' Sport Klub''. Retrieved 21 September 2022."PODVIG ZA DIVLJENJE: Mladi srpski plivač Uroš Živanović šampion sveta"
(in Serbian). ''srbijadanas.com''. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Returning home to Leskovac following his performances, he received a welcome reception at his school, Gimnazija, which included the director of the school.

2022 Swimming World Cup

At the

2022 FINA Swimming World Cup The 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of three three-day meets in three different cities in October and November 2022. This edition was held in the short course (25-meter pool) format. Meets The 2022 World Cup consisted of the following th ...

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

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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. FINA (23 October 2022)
"FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Berlin (GER): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

International championships (50 m)

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Legend: h – preliminary heat; sf – semifinal

Short course metres (25 m pool)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zivanovic, Uros 2005 births Living people Sportspeople from Leskovac Serbian male swimmers Serbian male freestyle swimmers