Lucas Henveaux

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Lucas Henveaux
Personal information
National teamFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)
Liège, Belgium
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubLiège Natation
CoachAndré Henveaux
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Budapest 200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Otopeni 400 m freestyle

Lucas Henveaux (born 25 September 2000), is a Belgian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events.

He is the son of André Henveaux and Els Gitsels. [1] His father is a swimming coach at Liege Natation, a club he founded on May 12, 1987. [1] His younger sister, Camille Henveaux, is also a swimmer. [1]

He won the bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle at the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania. [2] In 2023 also, he qualified for the 400 m freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Les Henveaux, une famille qui aime se jeter à l'eau" (in French). 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  2. "Lucas Henveaux médaillé de bronze aux Championnats d'Europe : "Rassurant de voir que le travail paie"" [Lucas Henveax bronze medal winner at the European Championships: "Reassuring to see that work pays off"] (in French). RTBF. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. "Lucas Henveaux verpulvert BR op 400m vrij en mag naar OS, net als Roos Vanotterdijk" (in Dutch). Sporza. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. "Championnats de Belgique de natation: recordnational sur 400m libre pour Lucas Henveaux, qualifié pour les JO comme Roos Vanotterdijk" (in French). www.sudinfo.be. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.