Veljko Rogošić (21 July 1941 – 7 August 2012) was a Yugoslav
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.[3]