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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Argentina |
| Born | March 29, 1923 |
| Died | February 5, 2021 (aged 97)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
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
edit- ^ "José María Durañona". Konex Foundation. 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021. (in Spanish)
- ^ "José Durañona Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ "José Durañona". Olympedia.org.
- ^ "Jose Maria Durañona". El Gráfico (1,080 ed.). 22 March 1940.
- ^ "Jose Maria Durañona". El Gráfico (1,127 ed.). 14 February 1941.
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