Daniel Zaitsev

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Daniel Zaitsev
Personal information
Born (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 26)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height183.5 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubGarant [1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Baltic States Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Riga 100 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Riga50 m butterfly

Daniel Zaitsev (born 13 December 1997) is an Estonian butterfly and freestyle swimmer. [1] He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [2] [3] He is a 18-time long course and 26-time short course Estonian swimming champion. He has broken 27 Estonian records in swimming. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Biography at esbl.ee" (in Estonian). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. "2017 World Aquatics Championships. Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2017.