David Julián Levecq Vives

David Julián Levecq Vives

Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	15 August 1984 Béziers, France
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record men's swimming Representing  Spain Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 50m freestyle S10 2004 Athens 100m freestyle S10 2008 Beijing 100m butterfly S10 IPC World Championships 2002 Mar del Plata 100m freestyle S10 2002 Mar del Plata 4x100m medley relay 34pts 2006 Durban 100m butterfly S10 2002 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S10 2006 Durban 50m freestyle S10 2006 Durban 100m freestyle S10 2010 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S10 2013 Montreal 100m butterfly S10 IPC European Championships 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle – S10 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle – S10 2009 Reykjavik 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts 2014 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S10 2016 Funchal 50m freestyle S10 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m medley 34pts 2014 Eindhoven 50m freestyle S10 2014 Eindhoven 100m freestyle S10 2016 Funchal 100 m butterfly – S10

David Julián Levecq Vives (born 15 August 1984 in Béziers, France) is a swimmer from Spain.

Personal

Levecq was born 15 August 1984 in Béziers, France. He has a mild physical disability. In 2012, he lived in San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona.^[1][2]

Swimming

Levecq is an S10 classification swimmer.^[1] He is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).^[3]

Levecq competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, earning a silver in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter freestyle.^[1] In 2007, he competed at the IDM German Open.^[4] He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and earned a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly.^[1] In 2010, he competed at the Tenerife International Open.^[5] He competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands. Twice during the competition, he set new European records in the 50 meter freestyle event.^[6][7][8] In advance of the competition, he attended a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program).^[9] He competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he earned a gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle.^[2] He raced at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.^[1][10] He competed at the 2013 Swimming Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell Swimming Club, where he was one of nine Spanish swimmers to set a qualifying time for the World Championships.^[11] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.^[12] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.^[13]

References

1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
2. "Españoles logran siete medallas, tres de oro, en jornada inaugural en Berlín. NATACIÓN-PARALÍMPICA CTO.EUROPA" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
3. "Los mejores nadadores paralímpicos disputan el Campeonato de España en Murcia — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
4. "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (PDF) (in German). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
5. "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España en el Open Internacional de Tenerife — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
6. "38 españoles en el Mundial de natación paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 2010-08-14. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
7. "El Mundial de Natación Paralímpica reúne en Holanda a los 38 mejores españoles — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
8. "España arranca con cinco medallas en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
9. "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
10. "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
11. "Un Campeonato de Cataluña de Natación de récords — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
12. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
13. "Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. Retrieved 11 August 2013.