Giorgos Panagiotakis

Giorgos Panagiotakis was born on 04.05.1988 in the city of Piraeus in Athens. From a very early age he showed interest in various sports but swimming was the one that won him over. From the age of 13 to today the water element is an integral part of his everyday life. In 2011 he achieves third place winning a bronze medal in the individual world depth championship in the discipline constant weight with fins with a dive of -101m. Thus he becomes the first Greek freediving athlete to win a medal in a world championship. In 2013 he adds a second medal to his collection, this time in the category of static apnea with a performance of 8 minutes and 46 seconds . In 2013 he adds a second medal to his collection, this time in the category of static apnea with a performance of 8 minutes and 46 seconds And in July 2015, Belgrade, Serbia, he wins for the first time in his career a gold medal and the title of world champion in the discipline dynamic apnea with fins with a performance of 280!