Coralie Balmy (born 8 June 1987) is a French
freestyle swimmer
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. Balmy was born in
La Trinité, Martinique
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.
She won her first senior title at the
2008 European Aquatics Championships
The 2008 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13–24 March 2008. They were the European championships for swimming (50 m), diving and synchronised swimming for 2008. Two new events were contested: ...
in
Eindhoven
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's world record. At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, she finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle final.
On 6 December 2008 she set the world record for the 200 m freestyle (short course) at the French National Championships in Angers, France in a time of 1:53.16. At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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her
4 × 200 m freestyle team won the bronze medal in a time of 7:47.49. The split times:
Camille Muffat
Camille Muffat (; 28 October 1989 – 9 March 2015) was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. Swimming for the Olympic Nice Natation club, she specialised in the individual medley and the free style events. Her career ran from 2005 ...
(1:55.51);
Charlotte Bonnet
Charlotte Bonnet (born 14 February 1995) is a French Swimming (sport), swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Bonnet was born in Enghien-les-Bains, Paris. Her Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre f ...
(1:57.78);
Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05); Coralie Balmy (1:56.15).
*Achievements
*2007:
SC European Championships
** 3rd 200 m freestyle (1:54.43)
*2008:
LC European Championships
** 1st 4×200 m freestyle (7:52.09)
** 2nd 400 m freestyle (4:04.15)
See also
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World record progression 200 metres freestyle
This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the Swimming event: the 200 Freestyle swimming, Freestyle. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. T ...
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1987 births
Living people
Martiniquais swimmers
Olympic swimmers of France
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
French people of Martiniquais descent
People from La Trinité, Martinique
World record setters in swimming
French female freestyle swimmers
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Universiade medalists in swimming
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France
Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Universiade silver medalists for France
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
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