Christine "Kiki" Caron (born 10 July 1948 in Paris) is a French former backstroke

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She won the silver medal in 100 m backstroke at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

and the gold medal in the same event at the

1966 European Aquatics Championships The 1966 European Aquatics Championships were held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 1966. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming M ...

. She also participated in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

where she was the first woman to carry the French flag at the opening ceremony. During her swimming career she won 29 national swimming titles. Her elder sister Annie was also a swimmer and competed at the 1960 Olympics. After retiring from swimming she acted in two films: ''Le lys de mer'' (1969) and ''Violentata sulla sabbia'' (1971). In 1998, Caron was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In 2005, she was named Chevalier de la Legion of Honour. During the next year she published an autobiography titled ''Kiki'' with a preface written by Johnny Hallyday.

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1948 births Living people Swimmers from Paris French female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Knights of the Legion of Honour European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming French film actresses Olympic silver medalists in swimming 21st-century French women 20th-century French women {{France-swimming-bio-stub

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