David Levecq

Spain

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

S10, SB9, SM10

Further personal information

Residence

Barcelona, ESP

Occupation

Athlete, Physiotherapist

Languages

Catalan, English, French, Italian, Spanish

Higher education

Physiotherapy - University of Valencia: Spain

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up swimming at age 10. He began competing in Para swimming at age 14.

Why this sport?

"I liked all sports, but my parents advised me to take up swimming because of my foot."

Club / Team

CD Aquatic Campanar: Valencia, ESP

Name of coach

Miguel Vazquez Calvo [personal], ESP, from 2019

International debut

Year

2001

Competing for

Spain

Tournament

European Championships

Location

Stockholm, SWE

General interest

Hobbies

Electronic music, sports, travelling. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning a silver medal in the S10 50m freestyle at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)

Most influential person in career

His parents. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)

Hero / Idol

Spanish Para swimmer and Para cyclist Ricardo Ten. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Enjoy doing what you are doing." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (proyectofer.es, 29 Jul 2019)

Impairment

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

Other information

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has ran in 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)

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
He has a degree as a swimming coach. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heat 3	3
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final Round	4
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Heat 1	3
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Heat 1	9999
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	8
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heat 1	2
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final Round	3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 1	1

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 1	1
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heat 2	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	5
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heat 2	4
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final Round	2
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts	Final Round	5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Heat 1	3
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Final Round	4

IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heats	1
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final Round	2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heats	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	3
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts	Final Round	6
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Heats	9999
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heats	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	3

IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Final Round	2
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Heats	6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10	Final Round	7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10	Heats	8
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final Round	6
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heats	2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heats	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heats	1

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heat 2	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	2
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Final Round	5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Heat 1	3
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts	Final Round	4
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts	Heat 1	3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final Round	4
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 1	1
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final Round	2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heat 2	1

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heat 3	2012-08-31	3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 2	2012-09-01	1
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final Round	2012-09-01	4
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Final Round	2012-09-02	8
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Heat 2	2012-09-02	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heat 3	2012-09-06	4

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heat 2	2013-08-12	8
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final 1	2013-08-12	6
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 1	2013-08-16	3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final 1	2013-08-16	3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final 1	2013-08-18	5

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heat 1	2015-07-13	5
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final 1	2015-07-13	5
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final 1	2015-07-17	4
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 1	2015-07-17	8
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heat 1	2015-07-18	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final 1	2015-07-18	5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Heat 2	2015-07-18	7
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final 1	2015-07-18	7

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Heat 3	2016-09-09	3
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Swim-Off	2016-09-09	2
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final Round	2016-09-12	6
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 1	2016-09-12	2
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Heat 1	2016-09-13	3

Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10	Final 1	2017-12-02	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10	Final 1	2017-12-03	3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Final 1	2017-12-06	2
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10	Heat 1	2017-12-06	5