Aleksandar Petrovic (extreme athlete)
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Aleksandar "Aleks" Petrović (born in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia, to Serbian father and Montenegrin mother) is a professional powerboating athlete/pilot, who mainly competes in the extreme sport discipline of aquabike (jet ski) freestyle, as well as aquabike racing.
Aleksandar became the USA champion on Aug 20, 2011 in Charleston, WV , after becoming the first ever (and to this date the only) freestyler to perform a "Super Flip" (a.k.a. "Superman Flip", back flip with no legs) trick on 900cc motor on flat water.
Aleksandar competes in UIM Aquabike World Championship and trains celebrities and future freestylers.
In 2013 he won the bronze medal in Aquabike World Championship, the bronze medal in European Championship and 2nd place in France Nationals.
Since 2015 Aleksandar has been competing for Montenegro.
He is the 2016 European champion, winning the gold medal at the final round in Portugal.
In Liuzhou, China, at the fourth round of Aquabike World Championship, on Oct. 5, 2016. Aleksandar performed the first ever blind folded back flip.