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Director of Men’s Rowing
Jovan was named Director of Men’s Rowing in the summer of 2021 after having coached for the Oakland Strokes since the Fall of 2017. Prior to his current role, Jovan served as a varsity men’s assistant and then Associate Head Coach since 2019. Additionally he served as the Head Coach for the East Bay Masters Competitive Women’s team since august of 2017, and previously at the University of California Berkeley as the Volunteer Assistant Coach. Jovan has rowed for many great international coaches and brings their insight to his coaching on a daily basis. He combines this with a personal approach towards each athlete, working with them to bring out their best performance every day at practice and on the race course.
Jovan began rowing as a high school student for a small club in Serbia and worked his way up onto the Serbian under 23 squad, where he won a gold medal and set a world’s best time in the coxed four at the 2011 U23 World Championship. He subsequently enrolled at Cal and defended his World Championship in 2013, was elected captain at Cal his Sophomore year, is a 3 time PAC-12 All Conference rower, 2 time All American, and won the Henley Royal Regatta in 2015.
Assistant Coach
Sean joined Oakland Strokes in the Fall of 2023 after relocating to Oakland from the Atlanta area. Prior to Oakland Strokes, Sean was the Men's Head Coach of Atlanta Junior Rowing Association, and the Men's Varsity coach for the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has coached boats to compete at the Youth National Championships (winning two years in the Adaptive and Inclusive 2x), coached boats competing at the Head of the Charles Regatta (winning the Collegiate 4+), and many other national regattas. His coaching approach includes a positive team culture, a growth mindset, and a value of hard and smart work.
Sean began rowing in 2004 as a freshman in high school for St. Andrew Rowing Club, where he placed 4th in the Lightweight 8+ at the Youth National Championships. From there he went and rowed for Georgia Tech as a heavyweight and lightweight, where he won and medaled at events including the Dad Vail Regatta and the Head of the Charles. In 2009, he won the Elite National Championships in the Lightweight 2- with Vesper Rowing Club. After graduating, he trained at Penn AC and CRI, where he then stroked the USA Lightweight 8+ at the 2013 World Rowing Championships, getting a bronze medal.