2024-25 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster
Biography
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Personal-Best 50-Yard Freestyle Time (at UE): 21.08 (2/19/25 at MVC Championships)
Personal-Best 100-Yard Freestyle Time (at UE): 47.80 (1/20/24 vs. Eastern Illinois/Wabash)
Personal-Best 200-Yard Freestyle Time (at Catawba College): 1:48.12 (11/20/21 at Union College Swimming Invitational)*
Personal-Best 500-Yard Freestyle Time (at Catawba College): 5:07.03 (10/9/21 vs. Converse & St. Andrews)
Personal-Best 100-Yard Breaststroke Time (at UE): 54.95 (3/3/23 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 200-Yard Breaststroke Time (at UE): 2:03.02 (11/11/23 at A3 Performance Invite)
Personal-Best 100-Yard Butterfly Time (at Catawba College): 50.91 (2/11/22 at Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships)
Personal-Best 200-Yard IM Time (at Catawba College): 1:56.62 (11/19/21 at Union College Swimming Invitational)
Personal-Best 400-Yard IM Time (at Catawba College): 4:31.95 (10/30/21 vs Lees-McRaw & Emory & Henry)
*-Denotes Relay Split
Transfer from Division II Catawba College in North Carolina
Came to UE in 2022-23 with three years of eligibility remaining
Holds Part Of UE School Record In The 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:21.29 – 2023)
Holds Part Of UE School Record In The 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:59.11 – 2023)
Qualified for the 2023 CSCAA National Invitational Championships
Participated in the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships
2024-25:
- Set his personal best of 21.08 in the 50-free at the MVC Championships
- Finished third int he 100-breaststroke vs. Centre College (1:00.21)
- Came in 6th place in the 100-breaststroke (1:00.90) and 200-breaststroke (2:20.16) against McKendree
- Fastest times of the season in 100-breaststroke (56.33) and 200-breaststroke (2:09.87) came at the MVC Championships
2023-24:
- Won the 200-breaststroke (2:09.39) and 50-free (21.73) against USI
- Came in third in the 100-breaststroke (56.08) and 2nd in the 200-breaststroke (2:03.02) at the A3 Performance Invitational
- His 2:03.02 in the 200-breaststroke was the 5th-best time in school history
- Won the 100-free vs. EIU/Wabash with a time of 47.80
2022-23 (at Evansville):
- Competed in six of UE’s seven meets in his first year with the program, while battling injuries
- Still overcame injury to help UE break relay school records in both the 200- and 400-Yard Freestyle Relay events at the MAC Championships
- Anchored UE’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay which set a school record with a time of 1:21.29 at the MAC Championships (3/2/23)
- Also helped UE’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay squad set a school record with a time of 2:59.11 at the MAC Championships (3/4/23)
- Placed eighth in the 100-Yard Breaststroke at the MAC Championships with a personal-best time of 54.95 in the preliminary round and 55.22 in the ‘A Finals’
- His time of 54.95 in the 100 Breast ranks him as the second-fastest UE male in the event all-time behind teammate and school record-holder Alon Baer
- Cracked UE’s career top 10 in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a season-best time of 2:04.72 at the A3 Performance Invite (11/12/22), which ranks him sixth-fastest in school history
- Qualified for the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
- Competed in the 50-, 100-, and 200-Yard Breaststrokes, as well as the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
- Also participated in the Toyota U.S. Open Championships, posting a time of 1:06.36 in the 100-Meter (LCM) Breaststroke (12/2/22)
2021-22 (at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.):
- One of the top swimmers for the Catawba Indians, placing second on the team in scoring
- Posted the team’s top times of the year in the 100-Yard Butterfly (50.91), 100-Yard Breaststroke (55.75), 200-Yard Breaststroke (2:04.83), and 50-Yard Freestyle (21.15)
- Swam the fourth-fastest time on record at Catawba in the 100-Yard Breaststroke (55.75) at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships
- His time in the 200-Yard Breaststroke at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships (2:04.83) ranked right outside Catawba’s career top 20 fastest swims of all-time in the event and ranked sixth-fastest by swimmer
Prior To College:
- One of the top young breaststroke swimmers in Austria
- Finished second in both the 100-meter (SCM) Breaststroke and 200-meter (SCM) Breaststroke events at the 2021 Austrian Team Championships
- Also earned first place in the 4x100 IM Relay at the Austrian Nationals
- Has earned multiple medals in Austria in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke events
Personal:
- Son of Nevres and Saca Hasanovic
- Has an older sister, Delila
- Enjoys swimming, volleyball and gaming
- Has career goals of competing in the Olympics
- Majoring in Exercise Science at UE
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