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{{short description|Russian Paralympic swimmer}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] |[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100m freestyle relay 34pts]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] |[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100m freestyle relay 34pts]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] |[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4x100m medley relay 34pts]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] |[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4x100m medley relay 34pts]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships|2016 Funchal]]|[[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50m freestyle S8]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships|2016 Funchal]]|[[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100m freestyle S8]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships|2016 Funchal]] | [[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly – S8]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships|2016 Funchal]] |[[2016 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4x100m medley relay 34pts]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] |[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400m freestyle S8]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] |[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400m freestyle S8]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] |[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100m butterfly S8]]}}
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'''Denis Tarasov''' (born 21 July 1993) is a [[Paralympic]] [[swimmer]] from [[Russia]] competing mainly in category S8 events. At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in London he won five medals, including gold in the 50 metre freestyle S8 event. He has represented Russia at two IPC World Championships with a total of 12 medals. At the [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships]] in Glasgow he set four world records, two as part of Russian relay teams and two individual records, in the 50m and 100m freestyle S8 events.
'''Denis Tarasov''' (born 31 July 1993) is a [[Paralympic]] [[swimmer]] from [[Russia]] competing mainly in category S8 events. At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in London he won five medals, including gold in the 50 metre freestyle S8 event. He has represented Russia at two IPC World Championships with a total of 12 medals. At the [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships]] in Glasgow he set four world records, two as part of Russian relay teams and two individual records, in the 50m and 100m freestyle S8 events.


==Personal history==
==Personal history==
Tarasov was born in [[Engels, Saratov Oblast]], Russia in 1993.<ref name="IPC Bio">{{citeweb|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=940921|title=Tarasov, Denis|accessdate=20 August 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/zb/ZBB101A_GL2015SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=14876.htm|title=Tarasov, Denis: Biography overview|accessdate=20 August 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]}}</ref> He attends [[Saratov State University]] where he studies economics.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>
Tarasov was born with a congenital [[cerebral palsy]]. His father is a reired boxer, and his brother competed in swimming.<ref name=r1/><ref name="IPC Bio">{{cite web|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=940921|title=Tarasov, Denis|accessdate=20 August 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220074701/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=940921|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/zb/ZBB101A_GL2015SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=14876.htm|title=Tarasov, Denis: Biography overview|accessdate=20 August 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He attends [[Saratov State University]] where he studies economics.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>


==Career history==
==Career history==
Tarasov began swimming at the age of six, after his parents took him to the local pool to improve his general health.<ref name="IPC Bio"/> He progressed to swimming competitively, joining the Youth Adaptive Sports School Rehabilitation and Physical Education Club in Saratov. Before 2012 Tarasov was officially categorized as a [[S8 (classification)|S8]] (freestyle, butterfly and backstroke) and [[S7 (classification)|SB7]] (breaststroke) swimmer.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>
Tarasov began swimming at the age of six, after his parents took him to the local pool to improve his general health.<ref name="IPC Bio"/> He progressed to swimming competitively, joining the Youth Adaptive Sports School Rehabilitation and Physical Education Club in Saratov. Before 2012 Tarasov was officially categorized as a [[S8 (classification)|S8]] (freestyle, butterfly and backstroke) and [[S7 (classification)|SB7]] (breaststroke) swimmer.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>


In 2012 Tasarov competed in his first major international competition when he was selected for the Russian team at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Summer Paralympics in London]]. Tarasov entered six events, winning medals in five of them. The highlight of his Games was his gold in the [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8|50 m freestyle – S8]], where in the heats he posted a time of 25.92 a world record.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2197520/London-2012-Paralympics-Ellie-Simmonds-sets-world-record-200m-individual-medley.html|title=Simmonds produces another stunner with new world record in 200m individual medley|accessdate=20 August 2015|date=3 September 2012|work=Mail Online}}</ref> In the final Tatasov beat his own world record when he finished in 25.82, beating [[Maurice Deelen]] of the Netherlands by almost half a second.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/9519809/Paralympics-2012-day-five-as-it-happened.html|title=Paralympics 2012: day five as it happened|accessdate=20 August 2015|date=3 September 2012|work=Telegraph}}</ref> Along with his gold he left London with three silver medals, [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S8|100 m freestyle S8]], [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8|100 m backstroke S8]], [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay 34pts|4×100 m medley relay 34pts]] and a bronze in the [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay 34pts|4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts]].<ref name="IPC Bio"/>
In 2012 Tasarov competed in his first major international competition when he was selected for the Russian team at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Summer Paralympics in London]]. Tarasov entered six events, winning medals in five of them. The highlight of his Games was his gold in the [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8|50 m freestyle – S8]], where in the heats he posted a time of 25.92, a world record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2012-london-paralympics-china-dominates-night-five-nearly-every-swim-features-games-record-jacqueline-freney-pushes-gold-medal-tally-to-five/|title = 2012 London Paralympics: China Dominates Night Five; Nearly Every Swim Features Games Record; Jacqueline Freney Pushes Gold-Medal Tally to Five|date = 3 September 2012}}</ref> In the final Tarasov beat his own world record when he finished in 25.82, beating [[Maurice Deelen]] of the Netherlands by almost half a second.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/9519809/Paralympics-2012-day-five-as-it-happened.html|title=Paralympics 2012: day five as it happened|accessdate=20 August 2015|date=3 September 2012|work=Telegraph}}</ref> Along with his gold he left London with three silver medals, [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S8|100 m freestyle S8]], [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8|100 m backstroke S8]], [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay 34pts|4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts]] and a bronze in the [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay 34pts|4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts]].<ref name="IPC Bio"/>


The following year Tarasov was reselected to represent his country at the [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships]] in Montreal. There he successfully defended his place as the world's 50m freestyle champion posting a further world record of 25.81 in the final.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/SW/SWR173A_MO2013SWM108301ENG.htm|title=Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=18 August 2013}}</ref> He also added the 100m freestyle title and won three silvers in the 100m backstroke S8, 100m butterfly S8 and the [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4x100&nbsp;m medley relay (34pts)]] along with two bronze in the [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay|4x50&nbsp;m medley relay (20pts)]] and [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100&nbsp;m freestyle relay (34pts)]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_MO2013SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=14876.htm|title=Tarasov, Denis|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|accessdate=21 August 2015|year=2013}}</ref>
The following year Tarasov was reselected to represent his country at the [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships]] in Montreal. There he successfully defended his place as the world's 50m freestyle champion posting a further world record of 25.81 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/SW/SWR173A_MO2013SWM108301ENG.htm|title=Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=18 August 2013}}</ref> He also added the 100m freestyle title and won three silvers in the 100m backstroke S8, 100m butterfly S8 and the [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay|4x100&nbsp;m medley relay (34pts)]] along with two bronze in the [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay|4x50&nbsp;m medley relay (20pts)]] and [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100&nbsp;m freestyle relay (34pts)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/montreal/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_MO2013SW@@@@@@@ENG_number=14876.htm|title=Tarasov, Denis|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|accessdate=21 August 2015|year=2013}}</ref>


At the [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships]] held in Eindhoven, Tarasov was entered for seven events, winning medals in each. In the [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50m freestyle S8]] he bettered his world record set in Montreal by almost half a second, recording a time of 25.32. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/eindhoven-2014/resipc/pdf/ei2014/sw/ei2014_sw_c73a1_swm108301.pdf|title=Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=10 August 2014|publisher=IPC|format=pdf}}</ref> He won gold and set a further world record in the 100m freestyle S8 (56.27) and added a further two gold medals in the team relays.<ref name="IPC Bio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/eindhoven-2014/resipc/pdf/ei2014/sw/ei2014_sw_c73a1_swm128301.pdf|title=Men's 100m Freestyle S8 Final |accessdate=21 August 2015|date=9 August 2014|publisher=IPC|format=pdf}}</ref> Tasarov added two silvers in the 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m backstroke.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>
At the [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships]] held in Eindhoven, Tarasov was entered for seven events, winning medals in each. In the [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50m freestyle S8]] he bettered his world record set in Montreal by almost half a second, recording a time of 25.32.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/eindhoven-2014/resipc/pdf/ei2014/sw/ei2014_sw_c73a1_swm108301.pdf|title=Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=10 August 2014|publisher=IPC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814194440/http://85.17.198.3/static/info/eindhoven-2014/resipc/pdf/ei2014/sw/ei2014_sw_c73a1_swm108301.pdf|archivedate=14 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He won gold and set a further world record in the 100m freestyle S8 (56.27) and added a further two gold medals in the team relays.<ref name="IPC Bio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/eindhoven-2014/resipc/pdf/ei2014/sw/ei2014_sw_c73a1_swm128301.pdf|title=Men's 100m Freestyle S8 Final|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=9 August 2014|publisher=IPC}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Tasarov added two silvers in the 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m backstroke.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>


In 2015 Tasarov travelled to Glasgow to participate in his second [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|IPC Swimming World Championships]] and defend his world titles in the 50m and 100m freestyle events. He entered six events, winning five gold medals and ended as the tournament's third most successful competitor behind Brazil's [[Daniel Dias]] (7 gold, 1 silver) and Belarusian [[Ihar Boki]] (6 gold, 1 silver).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/zz/ZZM195B_GL2015SW@@@@@@@ENG.htm|title=Multi Medallists |accessdate=21 August 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]}}</ref> In his favoured 50m freestyle S8, he took gold setting a Championship record of 25.34, just outside his own world best. In three of his other medals world records were broken.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/sw/SWR173A_GL2015SWM108101ENG.htm |title=Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final | work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |accessdate= 21 August 2015 | date=19 July 2015}}</ref> He swam a time of 55.84 in the 100m freestyle S8 beating his own record set in Eindhoven, and he was part of two world record breaking team relay teams, the 4x100m freestyle relay and the 4x100m medley relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/sw/SWR173A_GL2015SWM128101ENG.htm |title=Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S8 Final | work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |accessdate= 21 August 2015 | date=16 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/resIPC/pdf/GL2015/SW/GL2015_SW_C73B1_SWM912101.pdf|title=Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay 34pts |accessdate=21 August 2015|date=17 July 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|format=pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/resIPC/pdf/GL2015/SW/GL2015_SW_C73B1_SWM952101.pdf|title=Men's 4x100m Medley Relay 34pts |accessdate=21 August 2015|date=18 July 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|format=pdf}}</ref> He completed his medal haul with gold in the 100m butterfly S8.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>
In 2015 Tasarov travelled to Glasgow to participate in his second [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|IPC Swimming World Championships]] and defend his world titles in the 50m and 100m freestyle events. He entered six events, winning five gold medals and ended as the tournament's third most successful competitor behind Brazil's [[Daniel Dias]] (7 gold, 1 silver) and Belarusian [[Ihar Boki]] (6 gold, 1 silver).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/zz/ZZM195B_GL2015SW@@@@@@@ENG.htm|title=Multi Medallists|accessdate=21 August 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725142338/http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/zz/ZZM195B_GL2015SW%40%40%40%40%40%40%40ENG.htm|archivedate=25 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In his favoured 50m freestyle S8, he took gold setting a Championship record of 25.34, just outside his own world best. In three of his other medals world records were broken.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/sw/SWR173A_GL2015SWM108101ENG.htm |title=Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final |work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |accessdate=21 August 2015 |date=19 July 2015 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He swam a time of 55.84 in the 100m freestyle S8 beating his own record set in Eindhoven, and he was part of two world record breaking team relay teams, the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the 4 × 100 m medley relay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/sw/SWR173A_GL2015SWM128101ENG.htm |title=Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S8 Final |work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |accessdate=21 August 2015 |date=16 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082905/http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/eng/sw/SWR173A_GL2015SWM128101ENG.htm |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/resIPC/pdf/GL2015/SW/GL2015_SW_C73B1_SWM912101.pdf|title=Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay 34pts|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=17 July 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721140105/http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/resIPC/pdf/GL2015/SW/GL2015_SW_C73B1_SWM912101.pdf|archivedate=21 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/resIPC/pdf/GL2015/SW/GL2015_SW_C73B1_SWM952101.pdf|title=Men's 4x100m Medley Relay 34pts|accessdate=21 August 2015|date=18 July 2015|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721140052/http://85.17.198.3/static/info/glasgow-2015/resIPC/pdf/GL2015/SW/GL2015_SW_C73B1_SWM952101.pdf|archivedate=21 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He completed his medal haul with gold in the 100m butterfly S8.<ref name="IPC Bio"/>


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Latest revision as of 11:32, 26 January 2024

Denis Tarasov
Tarasov in 2021
Personal information
Born (1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 (age 30)[1]
Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia[1]
Alma materSaratov State University[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubYouth Adaptive Sports School Rehabilitation and Physical Education: Saratov
Coached bySvetlana Borisovskaya[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2012
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 50 m freestyle – S8
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m freestyle – S8
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m backstroke – S8
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4×100 m medley relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S8
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 4x100 m medley relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m butterfly S8
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S8
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 100 m butterfly S8
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 4x100 m medley relay 34pts
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 4x50 m medley relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 4x100 m freestyle relay 34pts
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 50m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 100m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m medley relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 50m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100 m butterfly – S8
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 4x100m medley relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 400m freestyle S8
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S8
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 100m backstroke S8

Denis Tarasov (born 31 July 1993) is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S8 events. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won five medals, including gold in the 50 metre freestyle S8 event. He has represented Russia at two IPC World Championships with a total of 12 medals. At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow he set four world records, two as part of Russian relay teams and two individual records, in the 50m and 100m freestyle S8 events.

Personal history[edit]

Tarasov was born with a congenital cerebral palsy. His father is a reired boxer, and his brother competed in swimming.[1][2][3] He attends Saratov State University where he studies economics.[2]

Career history[edit]

Tarasov began swimming at the age of six, after his parents took him to the local pool to improve his general health.[2] He progressed to swimming competitively, joining the Youth Adaptive Sports School Rehabilitation and Physical Education Club in Saratov. Before 2012 Tarasov was officially categorized as a S8 (freestyle, butterfly and backstroke) and SB7 (breaststroke) swimmer.[2]

In 2012 Tasarov competed in his first major international competition when he was selected for the Russian team at the Summer Paralympics in London. Tarasov entered six events, winning medals in five of them. The highlight of his Games was his gold in the 50 m freestyle – S8, where in the heats he posted a time of 25.92, a world record.[4] In the final Tarasov beat his own world record when he finished in 25.82, beating Maurice Deelen of the Netherlands by almost half a second.[5] Along with his gold he left London with three silver medals, 100 m freestyle S8, 100 m backstroke S8, 4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts and a bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts.[2]

The following year Tarasov was reselected to represent his country at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal. There he successfully defended his place as the world's 50m freestyle champion posting a further world record of 25.81 in the final.[6] He also added the 100m freestyle title and won three silvers in the 100m backstroke S8, 100m butterfly S8 and the 4x100 m medley relay (34pts) along with two bronze in the 4x50 m medley relay (20pts) and 4x100 m freestyle relay (34pts).[7]

At the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships held in Eindhoven, Tarasov was entered for seven events, winning medals in each. In the 50m freestyle S8 he bettered his world record set in Montreal by almost half a second, recording a time of 25.32.[8] He won gold and set a further world record in the 100m freestyle S8 (56.27) and added a further two gold medals in the team relays.[2][9] Tasarov added two silvers in the 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m backstroke.[2]

In 2015 Tasarov travelled to Glasgow to participate in his second IPC Swimming World Championships and defend his world titles in the 50m and 100m freestyle events. He entered six events, winning five gold medals and ended as the tournament's third most successful competitor behind Brazil's Daniel Dias (7 gold, 1 silver) and Belarusian Ihar Boki (6 gold, 1 silver).[10] In his favoured 50m freestyle S8, he took gold setting a Championship record of 25.34, just outside his own world best. In three of his other medals world records were broken.[11] He swam a time of 55.84 in the 100m freestyle S8 beating his own record set in Eindhoven, and he was part of two world record breaking team relay teams, the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[12][13][14] He completed his medal haul with gold in the 100m butterfly S8.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "TARASOV Denis". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tarasov, Denis". IPC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Tarasov, Denis: Biography overview". IPC. Retrieved 20 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2012 London Paralympics: China Dominates Night Five; Nearly Every Swim Features Games Record; Jacqueline Freney Pushes Gold-Medal Tally to Five". 3 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Paralympics 2012: day five as it happened". Telegraph. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final". IPC. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Tarasov, Denis". IPC. 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final" (PDF). IPC. 10 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle S8 Final" (PDF). IPC. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Multi Medallists". IPC. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8 Final". IPC. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S8 Final". IPC. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay 34pts" (PDF). IPC. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay 34pts" (PDF). IPC. 18 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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