Aleksandar Šapić

Who is Aleksandar Šapić?

Aleksandar "Aca" Šapić is a Serbian politician and a retired water polo player. Currently, he's the president of the municipality of New Belgrade.

At 1.88m and 100 kg during his playing days, and a professional career that lasted from 1993 until 2009, he's considered by many to be one of the greatest water polo players of all time. As an instrumental part of the Serbia and Montenegro national water polo team, Šapić won gold at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. He also won three Olympic medals: a bronze medal in Beijing 2008, silver medal in Athens 2004, along with a bronze from Sydney 2000.