savcic swam only in the 100 m breaststroke, as a member of the former yugoslav squad, at the 2000 summer olympics in sydney. he achieved a fina b-standard entry time of 1:04.75 from the akropolis international meet in athens. he challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time olympians valērijs kalmikovs of latvia and arsenio lópez of puerto rico. he raced to the fourth seed by a 0.62-second deficit behind joint winners kalmikovs and lopez in 1:04.64, worthy enough for a yugoslav record. savcic failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-second overall on the first day of prelims.