2025 Men's Senior National Team Roster

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Mariana Bazo

Marko Vavic

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
  • Highschool Loyola High School

Biography

The two-time All-American played collegiately at USC, where he helped lead the team to the 2018 NCAA Championship...He made his Senior National Team debut at the 2017 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...A versatile player that can compete at multiple positions.

INTERNATIONAL/CLUB
Notched five goals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore...Contributed 4 goals at the 2025 World Aquatics World Cup, Division 1 Tournament...Netted 4 goals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris...Recorded 2 goals at the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships in Doha...Tallied 1 goal at the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships in Fukuoka...Scored 4 goals at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Los Angeles...Notched 5 goals at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest...Netted 3 goals at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo...Contributed 5 goals at 2021 FINA World League Super Final in Athens...Scored 10 goals at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima...Tallied two goals at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju...Notched 2 goals at 2018 FINA World League Super Final...Scored 7 goals at 2018 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...As a member of USA Men’s National team, scored 2 goals at 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, and registered hat tricks against Kazakhstan and China in the FINA Men’s Intercontinental Tournament in Australia… Finished with Silver medal… Competed for USA Youth National Team at Youth World Championship in 2016 and was second-leading scorer on team…1st Team All-American selection in 2016…Silver medal finish at 2015 UANA Youth Pan American Championship in 2015…Competed for Trojan Water Polo Club.

PROFESSIONAL
Currently competes for Savona in Italy...Competed for Barcelona in Spain...Competed for Partizan in Serbia...Competed for Roma Nuoto in the 2020-21 Serie A1 League in Italy.

COLLEGE
Competed for the USC Trojans...Finished 3rd on team in scoring with 57 goals in 2018...2018 Second Team All-MPSF...2018 Second Team All-American...2018 All-NCAA Tournament Team...Led team in scoring with 51 goals in 2017...2017 Second Team All-American...First Team NCAA All-Tournament… Honorable Mention All-MPSF.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles, CA…First Team CIF Division 1 as junior and senior; team reached semifinals both years…CIF Division 1 champion in swimming as a junior, runner up as senior.

PERSONAL
Parents are Jovan and Lisa…has three siblings, Monica, Nikola, and Stefan...His brother Nikola holds USC’s record for single-season goals (83) and single-game goals (9) and ranks second in career goals (254) while winning four NCAA titles…Sister Monica won a Junior World Championship with Team USA and was named 2013 MPSF Player of the Year while competing for USC.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
  • 2025 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, 8TH PLACE
  • 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES, PARIS, FRANCE, 3RD PLACE
  • 2024 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DOHA, QATAR, 9TH PLACE
  • 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE
  • 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP, LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, 3RD PLACE
  • 2022 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 6TH PLACE
  • 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES, TOKYO, JAPAN, 6TH PLACE (Took place in 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
  • 2021 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, ATHENS, GREECE, 2ND PLACE
  • 2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE
  • 2019 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA, 9TH PLACE
  • 2018 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 7TH PLACE
  • 2018 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 1ST PLACE
  • 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 13TH PLACE
  • 2017 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, RUZA, RUSSIA, 4TH PLACE
  • 2017 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA, 2ND PLACE

FUN FACTS
Hobbies, studies, interesting info: Surfing, skateboarding, free diving, golf. I studied Business at USC.
Favorite Food: Pasta.
Memorable Moment: Opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Professional

    Attacker
    6'5" 210 lbs
  • 2021Professional

    Attacker
    6'5" 210 lbs
  • 2024Professional

    Attacker
    6'5" 210 lbs
  • 2025Professional

    Utility
    6'5" 210 lbs