Charlotte and Laura Tremble (born 4 June 1999 in

Compiègne Compiègne (; pcd, Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is located on the river Oise. Its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois''. Administration Compiègne is the seat of two cantons: * Compiègne-1 (with 19 c ...

), are French synchronized swimmers.

Career

The twins discovered

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at a gala and started this sport at the age of six in the

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club. The following year, they took part in an internship with

Virginie Dedieu Virginie Dedieu (born 25 February 1979) is a French former synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist. Virginie won a bronze medal in the women's duet at the 2000 Summer Olympics with Myriam Lignot. She was also successful in the European and ...

, three-time world champion in the discipline. At first, they refused to join the ''Pôle Espoirs'' of the Federation, which did not prevent them from winning the French Championships at the age of 14 in 2013. At the age of 15, they finally integrated

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in order to combine their education and intensive training. In 2016, they obtained a scientific baccalaureate with honors and pursued a

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in physics and chemistry at Sorbonne University. They then join the

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College ''

Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées The Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées (IPSA), ( en, Institute of Polytechnic Science and Aeronautics) is a French private ''grande école'' in aerospace engineering located at Ivry-sur-Seine, Lyon and Toulouse, recognized by the Frenc ...

'' (IPSA class of 2025). They were selected for the French team in 2015 and took part in the European Games for their first senior competition. At the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...

, the twins finished 7th in the standings, just five points from the podium. In July 2019, during the World Championships in

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, the duo ranked 8th and obtained their ticket for the

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postponed to 2021 due to the Covid crisis. In 2020, they finished second in the technical duo of the ''Open de France''.

References

1999 births Living people French synchronized swimmers Twin sportspeople Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées alumni Sorbonne University Olympic synchronized swimmers of France Synchronized swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming French twins People from Compiègne Sportspeople from Oise {{France-swimming-bio-stub