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Veljko Rogošić

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Veljko Rogošić
Personal information
Born(1941-07-21)July 21, 1941
DiedAugust 7, 2012(2012-08-07) (aged 71)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1963 Naples 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Naples 1500 m freestyle

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 from the start of his swimming career in 1959.[1][2] 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Munatones, Steve. "The Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Veljko Rogošić, A Croatian Legend Passes". Dailynews.openwaterswimming.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. ^ "Longest distance ocean swim (Marathon swimming)".
  4. ^ "Longest duration ocean swim (marathon swimming, male)". Guinness World Records (official). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)