Bojan Pocuca
Founders of the sports academy:
Born in 1986 in Osijek
Education: Graduated in 2018 from the basic studies of a professional trainer in sports - swimming at the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education of the University of Belgrade on the topic: "Training and competition of Paralympic swimmers class S9" and in 2009 graduated from the Medical College of Vocational Studies in Belgrade.
He has an international FINA coaching license (level 1) since 2011 and a certificate of completion of the Halliwick program since 2011.
He completed the swimming and drowning rescue course in 2005 within the Association for Recreational Sports of Serbia.
Work experience: Since 2011, he has been employed at the Swimming Club "11 April" as a swimming coach.
In the period from 2006 to 2014, he worked as a swimming coach for people with developmental disabilities and disabilities in the Association for Sports and Recreation of the Disabled in Belgrade, as well as a swimming instructor at the "Ada Ciganlija" swimming school and the "Pinki" Sports Center.
During 2007, he worked as a lifeguard and trainer within "Sentury pool" and "Parks & Recreation M-N C P P C", Maryland - USA.
Sports career: He has been swimming since he was 12 years old. At domestic and international competitions, he achieved significant results in breaststroke technique.
He is a member of the expert council of the Swimming Federation of Serbia. With swimmer Martina Bukvić, he set several national records in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke, he is a finalist of the European Junior Championship and winner of many international medals for the national team.
As a professional sports coach for people with disabilities, working with Ana Jovović, an athlete with right leg amputation, Serbian Paralympian, he achieved significant results such as: absolute champions of Serbia in the 50 and 100m freestyle for five years, 4 gold and 2 bronze medals at the World Championships junior games in the Netherlands (2015), swam the B norm at the World Championships in London for participation in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
In working with athletes of the typical population, he achieved significant sports results, such as the placement of a large number of swimmers in the Serbian national team, and his work with the swimmer Bukvić Martina, with whom he set several national records in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke disciplines, is particularly noteworthy. finalist of the European Junior Championship and winner of many international medals for the national team (Central European Youth Games, Multinations, Balkaniad) Achieved norm for the World Junior Championship and EYOF.
He received an award for work with children with developmental disabilities and disabilities from the Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities in Belgrade. He speaks English fluently. He is married and is the father of a daughter Sara and a son Ilia.
