Matej Kozubek

Matej Kozubek, an Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on 5 August 2021

Matej Kozubek (born 11 May 1996) is a 26-year-old pool and Olympic open water swimmer from the Czech Republic.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• On 27 June 2022, he finished 32nd in the 5 km open water swim at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Lake Lupa, Hungary at the age of 26.
• He won the 2019 LEN Open Water Cup series.
• He finished 10th at the LEN Open Water Cup in Eilat, Israel 10 km marathon swim
• He finished 7th in the 25 km marathon swim at the 2016 European Open Water Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands
• He finished 2nd in the 2016 19 km International Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim (Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac) in 2 hour 41 minutes
• He finished 36th in the 5 km open water swim at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary on 15 July.
• He competed in the 10 km and 25 km marathon swims at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary on 18 July.
• He competed in the World University Games 10 km marathon swim in Taipei, Taiwan on 27 August 2017.
• He finished 4th in the 6 km LEN Cup Copenhagen on 31 August 2019 at the age of 23.
• He finished 3rd in the 6 km LEN Cup Copenhagen on 31 August 2019 in 1:08:25 at the age of 22.
• He finished 12th in the 10 km FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Setúbal Bay, Portugal on 20 June 2021 in 2:02:56.80 at the age of 25 in order to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Swim.
• On 13 March 2021, he finished 21st in the 10 km in 1:52:32.00 in the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Qatar at the age of 24.
• On 15 February 2020, he finished 68th in the 10 km in 1:56:08.60 in the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Qatar at the age of 23.
• On 7 September 2019, he finished the 10 km in 1:57:26.00 at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Taiwan at the age of 23.
• On 19 July 2019, he finished 11th in the 25 km 4:54:27.50 in the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea at the age of 23.
• On 16 July 2019, he finished 16th in the 10 km in 1:48:19.10 in the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea at the age of 23.
• On 13 July 2019, he finished 4th in the 5 km in 53:33.60 at the 18th FINA World Championships in South Korea at the age of 23.
• On 5 August 2021, he finished 24th in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

2020 Tokyo Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results

Gold: Florian Wellbrock (Germany, 23) 1:48:33.70
Silver: Kristóf Rasovszky (Hungary, 24) 1:48:59.00
Bronze: Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy, 26) 1:49:01.10
4. Matan Roditi (Israel, 22) 1:49:24.90
5. Athanasios Kynigakis (Greece, 22) 1:49:29.20
6. Marc-Antoine Olivier (France, 25) 1:50:23.00
7. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands, 29) 1:51:30.80
8. Michael McGlynn (South Africa, 21) 1:51:32.70
9. Hau-Li Fan (Canada, 23) 1:51:37.00
10. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA, 27) 1:51:40.20
11. Rob Muffels (Germany, 26) 1:53:03.30
12. Kai Graeme Edwards (Australia, 22) 1:53:04.00
13. Taishin Minamide (Japan, 25) 1:53:07.50
14. Mario Sanzullo (Italy, 28) 1:53:08.60
15. David Farinango (Ecuador, 20) 1:53:09.80
16. Phillip Seidler (Namibia, 23) 1:53:14.10
17. Daniel Delgadillo (Mexico, 31) 1:53:14.40
18. Alberto Martinez (Spain, 23) 1:53:16.50
19. Kirill Abrosimov (Russian Olympic Committee, 29) 1:54:29.30
20. Ous Mellouli (Tunisia, 37) 1:56:33.30
21. Vitaliy Khudyakov (Kazakhstan, 26) 1:57:53.70
22. William Yan Thorley (Hong Kong, 18) 1:58:33.40
23. Tiago Campos (Portugal, 22) 1:59:42.00
24. Matej Kozubek (Czech Republic, 25) 2:01:52.10
DNF Hector Thomas Cheal Pardoe (Great Britain, 20)
DNF David Aubry (France, 24)

External links

• Can Kristóf Rasovszky Equal The LEN Open Water Cup Success of Christian Reichert?
• Heat Survey for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Swimmers
• Florian Wellbrock Dominates The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Matej Kozubek (Czech Republic)
• Matan Roditi Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
• Athanasios Kynigakis Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
• Watch The Olympic Qualification Race – Takeshi Toyoda Of Japan In Lead
• Hector Pardoe Is Heading To The Tokyo Olympic Games
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• I Got Stung
• World Marathon Swimming Association
• Duje Milan, Karla Šitić Win Plivački Maraton Jarak-Šabac
• Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac
• Matej Kozubek FINA bio