# Denis Petrashov

Denis Petrashov (born February 1, 2000) is a Kyrgyz competitive swimmer. He competed in the Men's 200-meter breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and both the Men's 100-meter (swimming a 1:00.23, setting a Kyrgyz national record) and 200-meter breaststroke events at the 2021 Summer Olympics. Petrashov won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2018 Youth Olympics, and gold medals at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events.

## Biography

Petrashov's hometown is Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. His father is former three-time Olympian and former breaststroke national record holder Yevgeny Petrashov.
He competed in the Men's 200-meter breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and both the Men's 100-meter (swimming a 1:00.23, setting a Kyrgyzstani national record) and 200-meter breaststroke events at the 2021 Summer Olympics.
Petrashov won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 10th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships 2019 in Bangalore, India. He won two silver medals. in men's 50 and 100 meters breaststroke.
He is also a 2-time Asian Games finalist, and a Youth Olympics silver medalist. Petrashov currently holds national record Kyrgyz records (breaststroke long course).
Petrashov won gold medals at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel in the 100 m (in a time of 1:00.46, bettering the record set in the prior Maccabiah Games by American B.J. Johnson) and 200 m breaststroke events.
Attending the University of Louisville and competing for the Louisville Cardinals, in 2022 Petrashov swam 51.92/1:51.89. At the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships, he was runner-up in the 200 breaststroke and seventh in the 100 breaststroke. He did not score at the 2022 NCAAs, after losing a swim-off for 16th in the 100, and not matching his ACC 200 breast time.

## Major results

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Kyrgyzstan ||||||
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 50th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.84 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 38th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.57 |
| 2016 | Asian Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 30.08 |
| 2016 | Asian Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.28 |
| 2016 | Asian Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.45 |
| 2017 | 2017 Maccabiah Games | Jerusalem, Israel | 5th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.37 |
| 2017 | 2017 Maccabiah Games | Jerusalem, Israel | 5th | 200 m breaststroke | 2:18.84 |
| 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 48th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.14 |
| 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 32nd (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:18.43 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 16th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 28.73 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 11th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.12 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.19 |
| 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7th | 50 m breaststroke | 28.70 |
| 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.34 |
| 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.70 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 28th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.94 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 24th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.65 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 27th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.23 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.07 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 27.89 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.86 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 12th (sf) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.00 |