Denis Loktev
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| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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Denis Loktev (דניס לוקטב; born 4 June 2000) is an Israeli swimmer.[1] He competes in 100 m freestyle, 100 m medley, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4x100 m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle mixed, 4x200 m freestyle, 4x200 m freestyle, and 4x50 m freestyle. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in the men's 200 m freestyle, as well as the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championship in the men's 4x200 m freestyle.
Swimming career
He competes in 100 m freestyle, 100 m medley, 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 4x100 m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle mixed, 4x200 m freestyle, 4x200 m freestyle, and 4x50 m freestyle.[2]
In July 2016, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary, in the men's 4x200 m freestyle.[2] In June 2017, he won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel, in the men's 4x200 m freestyle.[2] In July 2017 at the 2017 Maccabiah Games he won the gold medal in the men’s 200 m freestyle.[3]
In July 2018, he won a gold medal at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in the men's 4x200 m freestyle, and a silver medal in the men's 200 m freestyle with a 1:47.95.[2][4][5] In October 2018 he won a bronze medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in the men's 200 m freestyle.[2][6]
In March 2019, he won the men’s 400 m freestyle with a 3:52.40 at the 2019 Fédération Française de Natation Golden Tour Camille Muffat in Marseille, France.[7] In April 2019, he set a new Israeli national record in the 400 m freestyle with a 3:51.45 at the Stockholm Open.[8] The same month he won a silver medal at the Israel Cup in the 200 m freestyle, with a 1:48.47.[9] In May 2019 at the 2019 Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California, he won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle super-final, at 3:54.50.[10] In July 2019 he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Israel's Youth Olympic team brings home three medals". Times of Israel. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Swimming - Denis Loktev"
- ^ "MUREZ PICKS UP 2ND GOLD OF MACCABIAH GAMES WITH 1:59 200 FREE"
- ^ "RUSSIA TOPS EURO JRS MEDAL COUNT, BUT LOOK OUT FOR GBR & ISRAEL"
- ^ "KRISTOF MILAK DOUBLES DOWN FOR GOLD ON FINAL NIGHT OF EURO JUNIORS"
- ^ "Kolesnikov and Milak at the double in the pool" - Olympic News
- ^ "HEEMSKERK REAPS 2 WINS, SHYMANOVICH MAKES HISTORY IN MARSEILLE"
- ^ "A new national records to Denis Loktev -Stockholm Cup 2019"
- ^ "FRANKEL AND LOKTEV SWIM 1:48S IN 200 FREE ON DAY 3 IN ISRAEL"
- ^ "MCLAUGHLIN PUTS UP WORLD TOP-25 200 FR AT NOVA GRAND CHALLENGE"
- ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 400m Freestyle start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
