Marko Vavic Parents

Last Modified Jul 24, 2024 12:12 GMT
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Marko Vavic is all set to represent the USA men’s water polo team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Hailing from Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, he was a student of Loyola High School in Los Angeles, California, United States, and was twice selected to the All-CIF first-team in his career. He then played college water polo for the USC Trojans men’s team at the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned All-American honors two times during his college career.

Marko Vavic has taken his talents on the international stage and participated in the World Championships five times. Moreover, he has also competed in the Olympic games once previously and ranked sixth in 2020. He has also played professional water polo. He competed for Roma Nuoto during the 2020-21 Serie A1 League in Italy. He has also played professionally for Partizan in Serbia, Barcelona in Spain, and Savona in Italy.

Who are Marko Vavic’s Parents?

Marko Vavic is the son of Jovan Vavic and Lisa Vavic.

Who is Marko Vavic’s Mother?

Lisa Vavic is the mother of Marko Vavic. However, information about her profession and life is unavailable in the public domain as of 2024.

Who is Marko Vavic’s Father?

Jovan Vavic is the father of Marko Vavic. He is most notable for being the former head coach of the USC Trojans men’s and women’s water polo teams. Notably, he also holds the most team titles of any head coach in the history of USC with 14 National Championships throughout his tenure, as per usctrojans.com. He has won 12 Cutino Awards and was declared the Pac-12 Coach of the Century. Moreover, He was also selected as MPSF Coach of the Year eleven times and National Coach of the Year thirteen times.

Unfortunately, Jovan Vavic was found guilty of accepting a bribe of over $200,000 from William Singer, a college admissions consultant to the rich people, in return for helping recruit athletes with increased credentials. Moreover, he was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, as per nytimes.com. He was subsequently fired directly from USC after this incident in 2019.

FAQs

A. Marko Vavic is 25 years of age as of July 2024. 

A. Jovan Vavic and Lisa Vavic are Marko Vavic’s parents.

A. Yes, Marko Vavic is a member of Team USA in the 2024 Olympics.


A. No, there is no professional water polo in the United States. However, it is played professionally in Europe.


A. Marko Vavic stands at 6’6” (198.12 cm) as of 2024.

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