Alkis Kynigakis

Alkis Kynigakis was born in Athens on August 21, 1998. In 2019, he transitioned from pool swimming to competing in the 10km marathon open water event.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• 7th place – Open Water World Championships (2024)
  
• 7th and 5th place – European Open Water Championships (2024)
  
• 10th place – European Open Water Championships (2022)
  
• 5th place – Tokyo Olympic Games (2021) (his Olympic debut)
  
• 2nd place – Olympic Qualification Race (qualified for Tokyo 2021)
  
• 14th place – European Championships (2021)
  
• 13th place – World Championships (2019)