Bogdan Knezevic

Biography

Born in Belgrade, Bogdan was two years old when his parents and he immigrated to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. A few years later he started swimming in a youth program which led, in 2009, to his acceptance of an offer from the perennial powerhouse University of Calgary swim team and his entry into that University's Bachelor of Science (Honours) program. Having spent his summers in Toronto and each academic year in Calgary, in May, 2015 he will complete his degree in Neuroscience and conclude his year as Captain of the swim team and his run of five straight years as an Academic All-Canadian Scholar-Athlete. He aims to pursue further his interest in medicine at Oxford, ultimately hoping either to practice or to undertake medical research in Canada.