Gilles Rondy (born 4 September 1981 in

Brest, France Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of the peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French m ...

) is an Olympic and European Champion swimmer from

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, and won the 2006 European Championships in the 25 km open water event. He has also swum the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

on 9 September 2004 in a time of 7 h 54 mins.Channel Swimming - Successful Swim by Gilles Rondy (2004)
from www.doverlife.co.uk; retrieved 2009-08-15. He was a member of the 2008 French Olympic team, swimming the 10 km race in Beijing.

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