Maksym Kokosha Explained

Maksym Kokosha
Fullname:Maksym Mykolaiovych Kokosha
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Dynamo Kyiv
Coach:Volodymyr Vorona
Birth Date:9 August 1983
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.820NaN0
Weight:700NaN0

Maksym Mykolaiovych Kokosha (Ukrainian: Максим Миколайович Кокоша; born August 9, 1983, in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a two-time Universiade finalist (2003 and 2005). He currently holds a Ukrainian record of 7:21.42 in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2] Kokosha is a member of the swimming team for Dynamo Kyiv, and is trained by longtime coach Volodymyr Vorona.

Kokosha qualified for the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Ukrainian team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] Teaming with Serhiy Fesenko, Serhiy Advena, and Dmytro Vereitinov in heat one, Kokosha swam a second leg and recorded a split of 1:52.03, but the Ukrainians settled for sixth place and twelfth overall, in a final time of 7:24.13.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Maksym Kokosha. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001748/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/maksym-kokosha-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 April 2013.
  2. Web site: 2005 FINA World Championships (Montreal, Canada) – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats. PDF. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Men's 4×200m Freestyle Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  5. News: Whitten . Phillip . Men's 800 Free Relay, Day 4: US, Australia Qualify 1–2 . . 17 August 2004 . 24 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234652/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7856.asp . 27 March 2014 .