Kregor Zirk (born 3 July 1999) is an Estonian
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
. He is multi time Estonian swimming champion in both short and long course. He has broken Estonian age group and
senior records around 300 times.
Career
He competed in the
men's 100 metre freestyle event at the
.
In the
2019 World Aquatic Championships
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues. he competed in the 200m and 400m Freestyle, as well as the 100m and 200m Butterfly, with his best placing being 19th in the 400m Freestyle. During the competition he re-set his own Estonian records in the 200m and 400m Freestyle, and 200m Butterfly.
In the Autumn of 2019 he was member of the inaugural
International Swimming League
The International Swimming League (ISL) is an annual professional swimming league, established in 2019. It features a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. In 2019, the regular season started in October and the Final Match ...
swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December. At the second stop in Naples, ITA he raced 1,150m which was the furthest racing distance of any male athlete. Across these two stops Zirk (2,250m), and his teammate
Mary-Sophie Harvey
Mary-Sophie Harvey (born 11 August 1999) is a Canadian swimmer who competed as part of Team Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Career
Harvey first appeared on the international junior swimming circuit, representing Canada at two editi ...
(2,600m) had raced more than all other swimmers.
References
External links
Kregor Zirk at ESBL*
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1999 births
Living people
Estonian male freestyle swimmers
Estonian male butterfly swimmers
Sportspeople from Tartu
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers of Estonia
21st-century Estonian people