Yves Platel

Yves Platel (born December 7, 1977) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and currently holds four Swiss records in long-distance freestyle (800 and 1500 m) and the 400 m individual medley. Platel is a member of Genève Natation 1885 in Geneva, and is coached and trained by Dirk Reinecke.

Yves Platel
Personal information
Full nameYves Platel
National team  Switzerland
Born (1977-12-07) 7 December 1977
Lausanne, Switzerland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubGenève Natation 1885
CoachDirk Reinicke

Platel made his first Swiss team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, he failed to advance into the succeeding round in any of his individual events, finishing twenty-eighth in the 200 m individual medley (2:05.19), and eighteenth in the 400 m individual medley (4:22.38).[2][3]

In 2001, Platel posted a lifetime best and a short-course Swiss record of 4:11.70 to pull off a sixth-place effort in the 400 m individual medley at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, shortened his program by qualifying only for the 400 m individual medley. He cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 4:23.16 from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[5][6] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including Olympic veteran Kim Bang-hyun of South Korea. He edged Latvia's Guntars Deičmans to take a sixth spot by 0.23 of a second in 4:28.94. Platel failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-ninth overall on the first day of preliminaries.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yves Platel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 308. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 316. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. Lord, Craig (14 December 2001). "Germany's Rupprath Breaks 100 Fly Short Course WR". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  7. "Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 IM Prelims: Phelps Cruises to 4:13.29 and Lane 4 for Final. Vendt Qualifies Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  9. "JO- 9:Yves Platel tout feu, tout flamme" [Olympics (9) – Yves Platel, all fire and flame] (in French). Swissinfo. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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