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The native of the Slovac, Republic came to Drury in 1995 and left four years later as one of the program's top swimmers of all time. He became the first freshman ever to be named Most Outstanding Swimmer at the NCAA-II National Championships (1996) when he claimed three national titles that year. Primarily a distance freestyle specialist, "Miro" was also accomplished in the butterfly events and still holds the DU record for the 200 freestyle. He was responsible for more than 20 NCAA-II event titles during his four-year run as a Panther while earning All-America honors throughout, and helped the Panthers claim their first D-II national championship (1999) after Drury had finished second nationally his sophomore and junior seasons. He also was a top student, earning Academic All-America honors and graduating from DU with a 3.136 grade point average.
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