Dmitrii Kokarev Explained

Dmitrii Kokarev (also spelled Dmitry, born February 11, 1991, in Nizhny Novgorod) is a Russian swimmer.

Career

He represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals in the 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre freestyle events.[1] Kokarev competes in the S2 disability category, for athletes with severe disabilities. He set a world record in the S2 freestyle, with a time of 4:45.43.[2] His time in the event was 2:19.39.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Russian Dmitry Kokarev won gold medal at the Paralympics Games in Beijing. The Voice of Russia. September 9, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091102134741/http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng. November 2, 2009.
  2. News: Swimming Day 1 Review: World and Paralympic records flood the Water Cube. Xinhua. September 7, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080910032243/http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/swimming/n214591379.shtml. September 10, 2008.
  3. News: Swimmer celebrate successful morning in the pool. SportFocus. September 8, 2008.

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