Jovan Vavic (born 1961 or 1962) is the former head coach of both the University of Southern California (USC) men's and women's water polo teams.
In 2012, he was interim head coach of the United States men's national water polo team.
[9] Among the Olympians he coached were J. W. Krumpholz, Flora Bolonyai, Anni Espar, McQuin Baron, and Thomas Dunstan.
[19][20][17] In additions to these charges, Vavic was also accused of helping recruit other coaches into the student admissions bribery scheme as well.
[4][3][24] Vavic's supervisor, senior assistant USC athletic director Donna Heinel, would be fired and arrested the same day as well.
[24][3] Following his arrest, Vavic put his Rancho Palos Verdes home on the market and offered to sell it for $2.499 million.
[26] On September 15, 2022, Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani overturned Vavic's convicted and ordered for a new trial to take place.