Đorđe Filipović (also ''Djordje Filipović'', ; born November 6, 1978) is a Serbian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and in individual medley events. He represented the former

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at the

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, and earned nine

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titles for the

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swimming and diving team, while studying in the United States. Filipovic, a former member of PK April 11 in

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, attended the

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, where he majored in information management and technology, and eventually graduated with honors in the spring of 2002. He also played for the

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swimming and diving team under head coach Lou Walker, and was served as the team's captain. While swimming for the Orange, Filipovic was a nine-time

champion, awarding four titles in the 200-yard butterfly, three in the 200-yard individual medley, and two in the 100-yard butterfly since his official entry in 1998. In 2001, Filipovic was named Big East Conference's outstanding male swimmer of the year after smashing a meet record of 1:45.70 in the 200-yard butterfly. A member of a defunct Yugoslav squad, Filipovic competed only in the men's 200 m individual medley at the

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. He achieved a

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B-cut of 2:09.07 from the Akropolis Grand Prix in

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. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including Kuwait's four-time Olympian

Sultan Al-Otaibi Sultan Al-Otaibi (; born May 21, 1970) is a Kuwaiti former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley, but also competed in backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. He represented Kuwait in all of the four editions of the Olympic Games since 1 ...

. Leading off into the breaststroke leg with a fastest split (38.45), Filipovic faded shortly to third place by a 1.7-second deficit from Kyrgyzstan's Andrei Pakin, winner of his heat, in 2:09.28. Filipovic failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-ninth overall in the prelims.

References

External links

Player Bio – Syracuse Orange
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filipovic, Djordje 1978 births Living people Serbian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Serbia and Montenegro Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Male medley swimmers Syracuse Orange men's swimmers Expatriate swimmers in the United States Swimmers from Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro male swimmers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century Serbian sportsmen