| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1987 Moissac |
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) (2008) |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) (2008) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  France |
| Sport | Synchronized swimming |
| Event(s) | Solo, Duet, Team, Combination |
| Club | Pays d'Aix Natation |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| World finals | 2005, 2007 and 2009 World Aquatics Championships |
Lila Meesseman-Bakir (born 13 March 1987) is a French synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
Meesseman-Bakir was born on 13 March 1987 in Moissac. [2] She studied chemistry at Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University. In 2010, she studied management of sports organizations at INSEP. After her end of his sporting career, Meesseman-Bakir joined the popular aquatic show Le Rêve at the Wynn Las Vegas. In 2013, she joined the swimwear company JOG. [3]
She is 162 centimetres (5 ft 4 in) tall and weighs 49 kilograms (110 lb). [2]
Before synchronized swimming, Meesseman-Bakir practiced dance and gymnastics. [4] She started synchronized swimming, at the age of eight years in the team of Dauphins de Montauban. In 2000, she moved to Pays d'Aix Natation and joined INSEP in Paris. [5]
Her first international senior competition was for the 2005 World Aquatics Championships which took place in Montreal. She finished 11th with Salomé Lafay and finished 8th with her teammates Audrey Abadie, Caroline-Anne Berger, Apolline Dreyfuss, Salomé Lafay, Coralyne Lemaire, Coralie Mayaux and Nelsy Serrano. [6]
In 2006, she finished 8th with Salomé Lafay at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest and 6th with her teammates Assia Belaïd, Carole-Anne Berger, Joannie Ciociola, Apolline Dreyfuss, Tzvetomira Kostadinova, Coralyne Lemaire and Coralie Mayaux. [7] [8]
At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, she competed in five events: duet technical routine, duet free routine, team technical routine, team free routine and combination.
In 2008, she finished 8th with Appoline Dreyfuss and 5th with the French team at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven. [9] The same year, she participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Appoline Dreyfuss and her finished 11th.
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome was her last international competition. With Apolline Dreyfuss, she finished 8th.
Back injury forces her to retire in February 2010 at the age of 23. [10] [11]
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