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Veliko 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] Veliko Rogošić also holds the world record for longest distance ever swum in open ocean without flippers. He swum a total of 225 km (139.8 miles) across the Adriatic sea in a time of 50 hours and 10 minutes.[3]

Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
1963 Naples 400 m freestyle
1963 Naples 1500 m freestyle

See also



References


  1. Želiko Rogošić (2007-04-17). "Veliko Rogošić - veliki povratak morskog junaka" [Veliko 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: Veliko Rogošić, A Croatian Legend Passes". Dailynews.openwaterswimming.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. "Longest distance ocean swim (Marathon swimming)".



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