DUJE DRAGANJA (1983. - )

Croatian swimmer Duje Draganja was born and raised in Split. From an early age, he was inseparable with the sea and swimming, which resulted in him becoming a silver medal winner in the 50m freestyle race in Athens 2004 and a World Champion in the same discipline in 2008. He broke many records and did not want to break his Croatian nationality although having been offered much better conditions if he would start swimming for Qatar or Italy.