Ivan Puskovitch

Ivan Puskovitch ( ; born February 28, 2001, in Scranton, PA) is an American swimmer and a 2024 Summer Olympics team member who competed for the United States in the 10 kilometer open water event.

Early life Puskovitch was born February 28, 2001 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and began competitive swimming at age 5 with a team at the local YMCA in Scranton. He grew up in Westchester after his mother, Robin Rabinovitch, separated from his father and moved him and his younger brother Vladimir around 2010. He broke the national age group record in the 500-yard freestyle around 2011, at the age of ten. He briefly swam for Germantown Academy where he was initially coached by Dick Shoulberg and Chris Lear. By 2017, he swam for Episcopal Academy on a scholarship where he graduated around 2019, and was coached by Chris Lear and Brian Kline. At Episcopal Academy, he set pool records in 2017 in the 200 Individual Medley with a 1:54.06, and the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:32.09 in a meet against Germantown Academy.

Collegiate years Puskovitch swam for the traditionally strong program at the U. Southern Cal. from 2019-2022 where he was coached by Dave Salo through 2020, and then Jeremy Kipp. He later swam for West Virginia University in 2024. Around June, 2023, eight months before the Olympics, Puskovitch was the victim of a car accident requiring reconstructive facial surgery that interrupted his training for two months. where he placed fourteenth Men's 10K, helping him to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Honors Puskovitch received the 2025 Golden Goggle Awards. He was a 2025 Fran Crippen Open Water Athlete of the Year