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Antonios Fokaidis (born 29 August 1989) is a Greek swimmer. He participates in the open water events.
He won the silver medal in the Team event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona alongside his team mates Spyridon Gianniotis and Kalliopi Araouzou. [1] With the same team he had earlier won the gold medal at the 2010 European Open Water Championships in Balatonfüred. [2]
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