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| Born | July 21, 1941 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 7, 2012 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
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Veljko Rogošić (21 July 1941 – 7 August 2012) was a Croatian long-distance swimmer who competed at the Olympics for SFR Yugoslavia and won numerous awards since the start of his swimming career in 1959.[1][2] Veljko Rogošić also holds the world record for longest distance ever swum in open ocean without flippers. He swam a total of 225 km (139.8 miles) across the Adriatic Sea in a time of 50 hours and 10 minutes from Grado to Riccione in Italy on 29-31 August 2006,[3] setting the Guinness World Record.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ Veljko Rogošić (2007-04-17). "Veljko Rogošić - veliki povratak morskog junaka" [Veljko Rogošić - the return of the hero of the sea]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 596. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ Munatones, Steve. "The Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Veljko Rogošić, A Croatian Legend Passes". Dailynews.openwaterswimming.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "Longest distance ocean swim (Marathon swimming)".
- ^ "Longest duration ocean swim (marathon swimming, male)". Guinness World Records (official). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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