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Denys Dubrov

Denys Dubrov
Denys Dubrov Rio2016.jpg
Dubrov at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality Ukrainian
Born (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 28)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley, butterfly
Club Invasport: Dnipropetrovsk
Coach Svetlana Toloknyanik

Denys Vitaliovich Dubrov (Ukrainian: Денис Віталійович Дубров, born 10 January 1989) is a swimmer from Ukraine. A former member of the able-bodied Ukrainian National team, he now competes in Paralympic S10 and SM10 (individual medley) events. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics he won three gold, three silver and two bronze medals, setting worlds record in the Men's SM10 200 m individual medley and S10 100m butterfly events. As of April 2017, he still holds the able-bodied Ukrainian National Record in the 200 m individual medley, a time of 2:00.53 which he set in 2009.

Dubrov began swimming as a youth and by 2001 was being coached by Svetlana Toloknyanik at the Invasport club in his home town of Dnipropetrovsk. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships and represented Ukraine at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, competing in the heats of the 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 200 m individual medley and 4 x 100 m medley relay.

Dubrov came to international attention when he competed at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, where he won three medals, including gold in the SM10 200m individual medley


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