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| National team |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 37) La Trinité, Martinique | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coralie Balmy (born 8 June 1987) is a French freestyle swimmer. Balmy was born in La Trinité, Martinique. She won her first senior title at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven in the 4 × 200 m relay freestyle. At the same Championships she won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle with the time of 4:04.15, all-time fourth fastest behind Federica Pellegrini's world record. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle final. On 6 December 2008 she set the world record for the 200 m freestyle (short course) at the French National Championships in Angers, France in a time of 1:53.16. At the 2012 Summer Olympics her 4 × 200 m freestyle team won the bronze medal in a time of 7:47.49. The split times: Camille Muffat (1:55.51); Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78); Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05); Coralie Balmy (1:56.15).
- Achievements
- 2007: SC European Championships
- 3rd 200 m freestyle (1:54.43)
- 2008: LC European Championships
- 1st 4×200 m freestyle (7:52.09)
- 2nd 400 m freestyle (4:04.15)
See also
References
- ^ "Coralie Balmy". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Pellegrini: WR 4:01.53 400 m Free, on swimnews.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Coralie Balmy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
- Coralie Balmy at World Aquatics
- Coralie Balmy at Olympedia (archive)
- Coralie Balmy at Olympics.com
- Coralie Balmy at Olympic.org (archived)
- Coralie Balmy at Équipe de France (in French)
- Coralie Balmy at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
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| Preceded byLibby Lenton | Women's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) 6 December 2008 – 14 December 2008 |
Succeeded byFederica Pellegrini |
| European Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle | |
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