Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | March 29, 1923 |
Died | February 5, 2021[1] | (aged 97)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
José Durañona (March 29, 1923 – February 5, 2021) was an Argentine freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay, reaching the final in the latter and coming 6th. [2]
In 1940, he set the South American swimming record in the 300 metres freestyle. [3]
He was featured several times on the cover of the magazine El Gráfico. [4] [5]