Personal
Parents are Mladen and Lidija Savic ... has one brother ... pre-management major favorite sports hero is Alexander Popov, a great European sprinter.
Before BYU
National Junior Champion in the 50 and 100 free in 2007 ... his time in the 50 free ranked him 15th in all of Europe in the 17-18 age group ... national age-group champion in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back ... placed fourth in the 50 free at the Balkan Junior Games in 2006.