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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yves Platel |
| National team |  Switzerland |
| Born | 7 December 1977 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley |
| Club | Genève Natation 1885 |
| Coach | Dirk 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 308. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 316. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Lord, Craig (14 December 2001). "Germany's Rupprath Breaks 100 Fly Short Course WR". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.