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Denis Loktev
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes freestyle
Medal record
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires 200 m freestyle
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Israel 200 m freestyle

Denis Loktev ( Hebrew: 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

  1. ^ "Israel's Youth Olympic team brings home three medals". Times of Israel. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Swimming - Denis Loktev (Israel)". www.the-sports.org.
  3. ^ "Murez Picks Up 2nd Gold Of Maccabiah Games With 1:59 200 Free". SwimSwam. 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Russia Tops Euro Jrs Medal Count, But Look Out For GBR & Israel". SwimSwam. 8 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Kristof Milak Doubles Down For Gold On Final Night Of Euro Juniors". SwimSwam. 8 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Kolesnikov and Milak at the double in the pool". Olympics.com.
  7. ^ "Heemskerk Reaps 2 Wins, Shymanovich Makes History In Marseille". SwimSwam. 24 March 2019.
  8. ^ ""A new national records to Denis Loktev -Stockholm Cup 2019"".
  9. ^ "Frankel and Loktev Swim 1:48s in 200 Free on Day 3 in Israel". SwimSwam. 6 April 2019.
  10. ^ "McLaughlin Puts Up World Top-25 200 FR at NOVA Grand Challenge". SwimSwam. 26 May 2019.
  11. ^ "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.

External links

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