Veljko Rogošić Explained

Birth Date:	21 July 1941

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]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Veljko Rogošić - veliki povratak morskog junaka . hr . . 596 . 2007-04-17 . Veljko Rogošić - the return of the hero of the sea . 2017-10-24 . 5 March 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110305110156/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/33450/veljko-rogosic-veliki-povratak-morskog-junaka . Veljko Rogošić .
2. Web site: Munatones . Steve . The Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Veljko Rogošić, A Croatian Legend Passes . Dailynews.openwaterswimming.com . 2012-08-08.
3. Web site: Longest distance ocean swim (Marathon swimming).
4. Web site: 16 July 2024 . Longest duration ocean swim (marathon swimming, male) . live . 16 July 2024 . Guinness World Records (official).