Maksym Mykolaiovych Kokosha ( uk, Максим Миколайович Кокоша; born August 9, 1983, in
Kyiv) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a two-time Universiade finalist (2003 and 2005). He currently holds a Ukrainian record of 7:21.42 in the
4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the
2005 FINA World Championships
The 2005 World Aquatics Championships (french: Championnats du monde de natation 2005) or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's I ...
in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Kokosha is a member of the swimming team for Dynamo Kyiv, and is trained by longtime coach Volodymyr Vorona.
Kokosha qualified for the
men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Ukrainian team, at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens. Teaming with
Serhiy Fesenko
Sergey Fesenko Jr. (also spelled as Sergiy or Serhiy, born June 5, 1982) is a long-distance freestyle swimmer from Ukraine. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and qualified to r ...
,
Serhiy Advena
Serhiy Mykolaiovych Advena ( uk, Сергій Миколайович Адвена; born August 4, 1984) is a Ukrainian former swimmer who specializes in the freestyle and butterfly swimming styles. He is a two-time Olympian (2004 and 2008), and a ...
, and
Dmytro Vereitinov in heat one, Kokosha swam a second leg and recorded a split of 1:52.03, but the Ukrainians settled for sixth place and twelfth overall, in a final time of 7:24.13.
References
External links
Profile – Swim Ukraine
1983 births
Living people
Ukrainian male swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Ukraine
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Ukrainian male freestyle swimmers
Swimmers from Kyiv
21st-century Ukrainian people
{{Ukraine-swimming-bio-stub