José Durañona

José Durañona
Personal information
Nationality Argentina
BornMarch 29, 1923
DiedFebruary 5, 2021(2021-02-05) (aged 97)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

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]

References

  1. ^ "José María Durañona". Konex Foundation. 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "José Durañona Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  3. ^ "José Durañona". Olympedia.org.
  4. ^ "Jose Maria Durañona". El Gráfico (1,080 ed.). 22 March 1940.
  5. ^ "Jose Maria Durañona". El Gráfico (1,127 ed.). 14 February 1941.


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