Jernej is a Slovenian freestyle and butterfly swimmer who has competed in numerous world and European Championship events.  Jernej currently holds Slovenian national records in 50m Freestyle (22,39) and 50m Butterfly (23,74). Jernej competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics and recently returned from his second Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Jernej is now a student at Cal where he is majoring in molecular and cell biology.