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| Born | February 20, 1979 Ambert, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Dufour (born 20 February 1979) [1] is an Olympic backstroke swimmer from France. He has swum for France at:
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Simon Dufour (born 20 February 1979) [1] is an Olympic backstroke swimmer from France. He has swum for France at:
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