About Atina Bojadži
Lived 1944 – 2010 (aged 66). Atina Bojadži was a Macedonian swimmer.
Atina Bojadži (; 13 March 1944 – 28 December 2010) was a Yugoslav marathon swimmer of Aromanian Macedonian descent. She crossed the English Channel in 1969, being the first woman from Yugoslavia to do so. Nicknamed the "Ohrid Dolphin" after her lakeside hometown, Bojadži won several national and international long-distance swimming races. The achievement inspired a 1977 movie about her life and earned her sporting honors in her native Macedonia after it declared independence in 1991.
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Who was Atina Bojadži?
Macedonian swimmer (1944–2010)
When was Atina Bojadži born?
Atina Bojadži was born on 13 March 1944 in Ohrid.
When did Atina Bojadži die?
Atina Bojadži died on 28 December 2010 in Skopje.
What was Atina Bojadži's occupation?
Atina Bojadži was a swimmer.
What nationality was Atina Bojadži?
Atina Bojadži was Macedonian.
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