Frédérick Bousquet

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Frédérick Bousquet
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Bousquet during the 2009 US Nationals.
Personal information
NationalityFlag of France.svg  France
Born (1981-04-08) 8 April 1981 (age 43)
Perpignan, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
Club CN Marseille
College team Auburn Tigers (2001–2005)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rome 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rome 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Barcelona 50 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Dubai 50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Budapest 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Budapest 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Istanbul 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Chartres 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Chartres 4×50 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed free
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Rijeka 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Istanbul 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Almería 50 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Almería 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara 4×100 m freestyle

Frédérick Bousquet (French pronunciation: [fʁe.de.ʁikbu.skɛ] , born 8 April 1981 in Perpignan) is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on 26 April 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance-enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the record stood until FINA approved it in July following a modification of his suit. [1] He is the first swimmer to go under the 21-second mark in this distance. He also held the world record in the 50 meter freestyle short course in a time of 21.10, set in 2004 at the Men's NCAA Division One Swimming and Diving Championships, for over two years. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome Bousquet captured a silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle and a bronze in the 100 meter freestyle.

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Biography

Bousquet swam at Auburn University in the U.S. from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, his senior year and final year of competition, he won the 50-yard freestyle in NCAA and U.S. Open record time of 18.74, breaking the previous record of 19.05 set by Tom Jager in 1990. Bousquet is the first man to swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 19 seconds, and under 21 in the LC 50-meter freestyle–he has since been joined by his former Auburn training partner César Cielo. That time of 18.74 seconds was his personal best in the 50-yard freestyle until 13 February 2010 when he swam the then fourth-fastest time in history, turning in a time of 18.67 seconds at the Auburn Masters Invitational.

In April 2010, fellow world-class swimmer Laure Manaudou gave birth to her and Bousquet's daughter Manon. [2] The couple has separated since then. Bousquet was given a two-month suspension in October 2010 after returning a positive test for heptaminol from the use of an over-the-counter ointment. [3]

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References

  1. FINA OKs Frederick Bousquet's world record time in 50 free. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. "Laure Manaudou and Frederick Bousquet Welcome Baby Girl, Named Manon". Swimming World. 6 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010 via Wayback Machine.
  3. "France swimmer Bousquet suspended in doping scandal". France 24. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Records
Preceded by Men's 50 metre freestyle
world record holder (short course)

25 March 2004 – 12 August 2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 50 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)

26 April 2009 – 18 December 2009
Succeeded by