David Julián Levecq Vives (born 15 August 1984 in

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from

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Personal

Levecq was born 15 August 1984 in

. He has a mild physical disability. In 2012, he lived in

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, Barcelona.

Swimming

Levecq is an S10 classification swimmer. He is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF). Levecq competed at the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

, earning a silver in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter freestyle. In 2007, he competed at the IDM German Open. He raced at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

, and earned a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly. In 2010, he competed at the Tenerife International Open. He competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands. Twice during the competition, he set new European records in the 50 meter freestyle event. In advance of the competition, he attended a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program). He competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in

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, where he earned a gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle. He raced at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

. He competed at the 2013 Swimming Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell Swimming Club, where he was one of nine Spanish swimmers to set a qualifying time for the World Championships. From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship. He competed at the

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition, the biggest meet for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and lasted from 12 to 18 August. Around ...

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