Jakov Igrec
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 158
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- Private Varazdin Gymnasium Ziger
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- Events:
- Fly, IM, Back
Bio
2022-2023: Igrec placed eighth in the 200-yard butterfly finals during the SAC Swimming Championships with a personal best time of 1:55.90. He finished fifth in the event against Georgia Tech in 1:58.09 while also placing fifth in the 200-yard IM in 2:00.18. Igrec earned 13 top-5 finishes on the season, and he placed first in the 200-yard backstroke against both Lees-McCrae (1:54.87) and Emory & Henry (1:59.31).
High School: Igrec was part of his team's four year run as Open Water State Champions 2018-21. He was an Open Water National Champion in both the 3km and 5km swim, placing second in the 10 km.
Personal: Intends to major in Exercise Science while at Carson-Newman.
News mentions
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Jakov Igrec was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men’s Swimmer of the Week for his performance during the eighth week of the 2022-23 swim season.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Carson-Newman swim set 18 personal records in day two of the Tennessee Invitational.
SALEM, S.C. – Carson-Newman swept the men’s and women’s gold medals Saturday at the Upstate Splash in Salem, S.C.