Maksym Veraksa

Maksym Veraksa (born 14 August 1984) is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events.[1]

Maksym Veraksa

Personal information
Born	14 August 1984
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Invasport, Kharkiv
Coach	Vasyl Keke
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing  Ukraine Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke - SB12 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle - S12 2008 Beijing 200m individual medley - SM12 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle - S12 2012 London 200m individual medley - SM12 2012 London 100 m freestyle - S12 2012 London 50 freestyle - S12 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke - S12 2012 London 100 metre breaststroke - SB12 World Championships 2006 Durban 50 m freestyle - S12 2006 Durban 100 m freestyle - S12 2006 Durban 100 m backstroke - S12 2006 Durban 4x100 m medley relay 49pts 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle - S12 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke - SB12 2010 Eindhoven 200 m ind. medley - SM12 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle - S12 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle - S12 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle - S12 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke - S12 2010 Eindhoven 4x100m medley relay 49pts 2013 Montreal 100 m breaststroke - SB12 European Championships 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle – S12 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle - S12 2009 Reykjavik 200 m ind. medley – SM12 2009 Reykjavik 100 m backstroke – S12 2011 Berlin 50 m freestyle – S12 2011 Berlin 100 m freestyle - S12 2011 Berlin 100 m breaststroke - SB12 2011 Berlin 200 m ind. medley - SM12 2014 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle – S12 2014 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle – S12 2016 Funchal 50m freestyle S12 2011 Berlin 100 m backstroke S12 2016 Funchal 100m freestyle S13

Career

Maksym competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics as part of the Ukrainian Paralympic team. There he competed in five events winning five medals, four of them gold. In the 100m Backstroke he finished third behind Russia's Alexander Nevolin-Svetov and fellow Ukrainian Sergii Klippert who both swam quicker than the previous world record. Maksym however got revenge beating both athletes in the 50m and 100m freestyle, the 200m individual medley and beating Sergei in the 100m Breaststroke all in world record times. In the 2012 Games in London he won a further four medals, three of them gold.[2]

References

1. "Veraksa, Maksym". paralympic.org. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
2. Results for Maksym Veraksa from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)