Vicko Soljan

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Vicko Šoljan receiving the Medal from Croatian President Stjepan Mesić "Order of Croatian Trefoil", 2009

Vicko Šoljan with the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Certificate

Dale Petranech, Honorary Secretary of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the Faros Maratón champion 2008 Vladimir Dyatchin with Vicko Šoljan

Vicko Šoljan receiving the "Excellence in Sport" trophy of the International Olympic Committee, 2003

Vicko Šoljan and the Faros Maratón champion 2001 Angela Maurer

Vicko Šoljan receiving the National Sports award "Franjo Bučar" for Lifetime Achievement from Dragan Primorac, Minister of Science, Education and Sports, 2005

Vicko Šoljan (born 22 July 1934 in Stari Grad) of Yugoslavia and Croatia was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2007 as an Honour Administrator.

Šoljan founded the Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation in 2001 and has organized the Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championships (the 16K Faros Maratón) in Stari Grad Bay from 1976. Šoljan also founded the First LEN Long Distance Swimming Championships 1989 in Stari Grad with 5K and 25K distances.

As Selector, Šoljan guided Yugoslav and Croatian National Teams to 11 European Championships and 10 World Championships.

In over 60 years, Vicko Šoljan has been a swimming, water polo and long distance swimming promoter. From FINA, the IOC, LEN, his Nation and his Community and 57 countries worldwide he has received over 300 important awards. Thanks to him Stari Grad has become recognized as a world center for open water swimming.

For the record

Founder/President:

• Faros Swimming Club (1951–present)
• Faros Water Polo Club (1951–1998)
• Faros Sports Association (1951–present)
• Faros Long Distance Swimming Club (1976–present)
• Yugoslav International Long Distance Swimming Championships – Faros Maratón (1976–1991)
• Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championships – Faros Maratón (1991–present)
• Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation (2001–present)
• National Team Selector (1988–present)

Video

External links

• Vicko Šoljan on the Sports Television - video
• Vicko Šoljan on the Television Dalmatia - video
• Faros Marathon 2012 HRT - video
• Vicko Šoljan Wikipedia page
• Vicko Šoljan - Father of the Faros Marathon
• Faros Maratón Swim
• Faros Maratón Swim Facebook page
• Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation
• CRO-CUP
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Fabulous Faros Features Fast Freestylers
• Germany Sweep Of The Faros Maratón
• Thomas Lurz Wins Croatia's Faros Marathon swim in Stari Grad, Hvar
• Faros Maratón or Faros Maratón
• TV Interview With Vicko Šoljan
• Camps In Croatia, Open Water Continues To Grow