Sergey Punko (also spelled Sergei, born 10 January 1981 in Navapolatsk) is a formerly Belarusian, now Russian, Paralympic swimmer. He was born with a progressive eye disease, but had normal sight as a child. He started swimming at age 10, and competed nationally and internationally in able-bodied competition until he was 21. By that time, he had less than 5% vision. Classified S12, he began swimming in disability meets in 2002. He quickly broke long-standing world records, and was named World Disabled Swimmer of the Year in 2003.
Up to the 2012 Paralympic Games he has won four gold, six silver and three bronze medals. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold and silver medals for Russia.
In February 2013, Punko held S12 long course world records in 200, 400 and 800 metre freestyle and 200 metre butterfly events.
References
- TVR on his getting a state award from Alexander Lukashenko Archived 2012-12-06 at archive.today
- ^ "Disabled Swimmers of the Year: Sergei Punko and Danielle Watts". Swimming World Magazine. 24 December 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "IPC infostrada: Sergei Punko". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course
External links
- Sergey Punko at the International Paralympic Committee
- Sergey Punko at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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