Đurđa "Đurđica" Bjedov (born 5 April 1947) is a retired Croatian swimmer and the only Yugoslav Olympic champion in swimming.
Bjedov never won a medal at major international competitions, except for the 1968 Olympics, where she finished first in the 100 m breaststroke, breaking the Olympic record, and second in the 200 m breaststroke.Durđa Bjedov. oks.org.rs Her medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries though because she jumped into water too early. Later that year she was selected as the Yugoslav Athlete of the Year.
After retiring from competitions Bjedov worked as a swimming coach and raised her daughter Anamarija Petričević to become an Olympic swimmer. They both now live in Locarno, Switzerland.SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 16. prosinca 1999. – sport: GUŠTAT ĆU, SILNO GUŠTAT!. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (16 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23.SLOBODNA DALMACIJA, ČETVRTAK 30. prosinca 1999. – sport: SAMO ĐUKE NEMA ALTERNATIVE. Arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (29 December 1999). Retrieved on 2016-04-23. Bjedov is the only Yugoslav swimmer inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
See also List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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