Background
He moved with his father Vladimir, Mother Ljubica and older sister Tina to Canada in 1995 to escape the war in Yugoslavia.
He moved with his father Vladimir, Mother Ljubica and older sister Tina to Canada in 1995 to escape the war in Yugoslavia.
Oliver graduated from the University of Calgary in 2015 with Bachelor of Commerce in Energy Management.
Oliver Vikalo’s water polo career started when he joined the Calgary Renegades atom water polo program when he was eight years old. Initially he wanted to play hockey, but his family could not afford the equipment and enrollment fees for the local program He added silver and a historic gold medal at the and 2010 Junior Pan American Games, respectively.
He has also made two appearances at the FINA World Championships and helped the men finish a best-ever sixth in the 2014 FINA Water Polo World League Super Final.
He was part of the Canadian team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. FINA World championships: 11th 2013.
10th – 10th FINA World League: 6th 2014.