LEVECQ David

Spain
Swimming
15 Aug 1984
37
Male
S10
BEZIERS
 
France
BARCELONA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle - S10 8
Men's 100m Freestyle - S10  
Men's 100m Butterfly - S10 8
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points
ESP
Spain
 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Freestyle - S10 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Freestyle - S10 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Freestyle - S10 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Butterfly - S10 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Butterfly - S10 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
2100m Butterfly - S102008Beijing, CHN58.53
250m Freestyle - S102004Athens, GRE25.52
2100m Freestyle - S102004Athens, GRE56.32
4100m Butterfly - S102012London, GBR57.90
44x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2008Beijing, CHN4:21.81
4100m Butterfly - S102004Athens, GRE1:01.07
44x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2004Athens, GRE4:06.29
550m Freestyle - S102008Beijing, CHN24.87
5100m Freestyle - S102008Beijing, CHN54.73
54x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2008Beijing, CHN3:59.45
54x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2004Athens, GRE4:33.90
6100m Butterfly - S102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA59.03
84x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2012London, GBR4:05.49
950m Freestyle - S102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA25.08
950m Freestyle - S102012London, GBR25.27
9100m Freestyle - S102012London, GBR55.15
10100m Freestyle - S102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA55.25
World Championships
2100m Butterfly - S102017Mexico City, MEX1:00.77
2100m Butterfly - S102006Durban, RSA59.37
2100m Freestyle - S102002Mar del Plata, ARG56.41
24x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2002Mar del Plata, ARG4:39.41
350m Freestyle - S102017Mexico City, MEX25.65
3100m Freestyle - S102017Mexico City, MEX56.19
3100m Butterfly - S102013Montreal, QC, CAN58.38
3100m Butterfly - S102010Eindhoven, NED58.50
350m Freestyle - S102006Durban, RSA25.35
3100m Freestyle - S102006Durban, RSA56.02
350m Freestyle - S102002Mar del Plata, ARG26.02
4100m Butterfly - S102015Glasgow, GBR58.65
44x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2010Eindhoven, NED4:31.31
550m Freestyle - S102015Glasgow, GBR24.90
5100m Freestyle - S102015Glasgow, GBR55.07
550m Freestyle - S102013Montreal, QC, CAN24.85
6100m Freestyle - S102019London, GBR55.01
6100m Freestyle - S102013Montreal, QC, CAN55.36
64x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2006Durban, RSA4:09.61
6100m Butterfly - S102002Mar del Plata, ARG1:02.82
750m Freestyle - S102019London, GBR24.99
7100m Butterfly - S102019London, GBR59.61
74x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2015Glasgow, GBR4:42.69
750m Freestyle - S102010Eindhoven, NED25.45
7200m Individual Medley - SM102002Mar del Plata, ARG2:33.88
8100m Freestyle - S102010Eindhoven, NED56.10
DSQ4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2010Eindhoven, NEDDSQ
European Championships
550m Freestyle - S102020Funchal, POR25.31
550m Freestyle - S102018Dublin, IRL25.28
5100m Freestyle - S102018Dublin, IRL55.07
5100m Butterfly - S102018Dublin, IRL59.60
6100m Freestyle - S102020Funchal, POR55.55
6100m Butterfly - S102020Funchal, POR59.42
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Electronic music, sports, travelling. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
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Athlete, Coach, Physiotherapist
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Physiotherapy - University of Valencia, Spain
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Catalan, English, French, Italian, Spanish
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CD Aquatic Campanar [Valencia, ESP]
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Miguel Vazquez Calvo [personal], ESP, from 2019
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2001 for Spain, European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
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He took up swimming at age 10 and began competing in Para swimming at around age 15. "As a child I did all kinds of sports, but they wouldn't let me compete because of my ankle and when I was 10, I started swimming and training at the club in Burjassot [Spain], competing with able-bodied swimmers until I was 15. At that age someone saw me in a competition and asked me if I wanted to compete in the S10 Para swimming category." (sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021; Athlete, 12 Jul 2015; cac.drac.com, 21 Jul 2011)
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He was introduced to Para sport by his sister, who knew Spanish Para swimmer and Para cyclist Ricardo Ten. "I liked all sports, but my parents advised me to take up swimming because of my foot." (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019; lasprovincias.es, 03 May 2021)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Outside of competing, he aspires to become a sports psychologist. (proyectofer.es, 29 Jul 2019; lasprovincias.es, 03 May 2021; sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021)
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He trains at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Sant Cugat, Spain, and has two training sessions a day. "Three to four times a week we do dry land training and sometimes mixed training, such as chin-ups and a sprint in the water." (lasprovincias.es, 03 May 2021; sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021)
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Winning a silver medal in the S10 50m freestyle at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
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Spanish Para swimmer and Para cyclist Ricardo Ten. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
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His parents. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
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"Enjoy doing what you are doing." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10 (IPC, 28 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (cac.drac.com, 21 Jul 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with an underdeveloped right foot and right ankle [clubfoot]. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019; cac.drac.com, 21 Jul 2011 )

General
COACHING
He works as a part-time coach at Cerdanyola Triathlon Club in Spain. "I finish the week exhausted, but I can balance it well and I like it. I train children, adolescents and some adults. Passing the passion for sports on to kids is something that I love." (lasprovincias.es, 03 May 2021; sportlife.es, 09 Mar 2021)

FROM FRANCE TO SPAIN
Born in France, at age three he and his family moved to Valencia, Spain. (proyectofer.es, 09 Apr 2019)

FURTHER STUDIES
In addition to his bachelor's degree in physiotherapy, he has also studied for postgraduate qualifications in sports management, and physical activity and illness at the University of Barcelona in Spain, and a master's degree in high-performance sport through the Spanish Olympic Committee. He has also studied psychology remotely through the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia in Spain and is a qualified swimming coach. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019; lasprovincias.es, 03 May 2021)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has run the Taronja Games in Spain, a three-day mixed sporting event for people of all ages and abilities. It gives people the chance to get involved in sports while raising money for charity. One of the events, a 1km open water race, is named after him. (Twitter profile, 26 Jul 2019; yosoynoticia.es, 02 Jul 2018; superdeporte.es, 28 Jun 2017)

Legend
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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