Ziga Cerkovnik

Position:
Butterfly/Breaststroke/Freestyle
Class:
SR
Height:
6-3
Weight:
203
Hometown:
Velenje, Slovenia
Previous School:
Gimnazija Velenje

NCAA Qualifying Events ('B' standards unless otherwise noted)
50 free (2016, 2014)
100 free (2016, 2014)
100 breast (2017, 2016, 2015)
100 fly (2014)

Conference Championships
50 free (2016)
100 free (2016)
200 free relay (2017, 2016)
400 free relay (2016)
200 medley relay (2017, 2016)
400 medley relay (2017, 2016, 2015)

All-Conference Honors
50 free (2017, 2016, 2015)
100 free (2017, 2016, 2015)
100 breast (2015)
200 free relay (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)
400 free relay (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)
200 medley relay (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)
400 medley relay (2017, 2016, 2015)

Top-10 Rankings
100 Breast
1. Steve Lundquist, 1983   52.48
2. Alex Hetland, 2008   52.61
3. Per Nylin, 2006   53.08
4. Tom Cole, 2011   53.39
5. Ziga Cerkovnik, 2016   54.02
6. Nicolai Hansen, 2014   54.31
7. Julian Fletcher, 2012   54.44
8. Christian Bahr, 1996   54.57
9. Chris Weissman, 1984   54.68
10. Ronen Faur, 2017   54.79

Top Times

50 free	19.97	2/18/2016
100 free	43.64	2/22/2014
200 free	1:41.23	2/1/2014
100 breast	54.02	2/19/2016
100 fly	47.94	2/19/2014

Honors and Awards
All-American Athletic Conference Academic Honors (2017)
All-American Athletic Conference Academic Honors (2015)

Prep: Has competed at the World Championships, European Championships and Mediterranean Games.

Personal: Computer science major... Chose SMU for the great facilities and awesome personnel ... Son of Gorazd Cerkovnik and Lili Cepin ... Has one brother ... Enjoys web development, spending time with friends and hiking.