Borut Petrič is a former Slovenian freestyle

Freestyle swimming

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 swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia

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 in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. A brother of swimmer Darjan Petrič

Darjan Petric

Darjan Petrič is a former Slovenian freestyle swimmer, who represented Yugoslavia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. He is the brother of swimmer Borut Petrič, the youngest participant at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.-References:*...

, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships

1978 World Aquatics Championships

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 in Berlin

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. Petrič was the youngest participant (14 years, 325 days) at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

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 in Montreal, Canada. He also won a gold medal on 400 m freestyle in 1981. In the same year, Petrič received the golden badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia

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. He is the coach at swimming club Fužinar Ravne.