Russian Paralympic swimmer

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. Kokarev competes in the S2 disability category, for athletes with severe disabilities. He set a world record in the S2 200 metres (660:ft) freestyle, with a time of 4:45.43. His time in the 100 metres (330:ft) event was 2:19.39.

References

External links

• Dmitrii Kokarev at the International Paralympic Committee
• Dmitrii Kokarev at IPC.InfostradaSports.com