Krešimir Cac
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Krešimir Čač is a butterfly
and medley
swimmer from Croatia
, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996
. He retired from swimming in 2008.
Čač is a former national record holder over 200 and 400 m medley.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
and medley
Medley swimming
Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...
swimmer from Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
. He retired from swimming in 2008.
Čač is a former national record holder over 200 and 400 m medley.
External links
- Short profile on Croatian Olympic Committee
- Krešimir Čač's profile at sports-reference.com