Yves Platel (born December 7, 1977) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.

[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and currently holds four Swiss records in long-distance freestyle (800 and 1500 m) and the 400 m individual medley.

Platel is a member of Genève Natation 1885 in Geneva, and is coached and trained by Dirk Reinecke.

[2][3] In 2001, Platel posted a lifetime best and a short-course Swiss record of 4:11.70 to pull off a sixth-place effort in the 400 m individual medley at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

[5][6] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including Olympic veteran Kim Bang-hyun of South Korea.