Laure Thibaud (born 2 July 1978) is a French former

synchronized swimmer Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

Synchronized swimming

Thibaud joined the National Team in 2000, after the Sydney Games. Thibaud competed at the

2002 European Aquatics Championships The 2002 LEN European Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from Monday 29 July to Sunday 4 August 2002 at the Berlin Eurosportpark in the German capital. The 26th edition of the event was organised by the LEN. A total number of 786 swimmers ...

and

2003 World Aquatics Championships The 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships were held July 12–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. The championships featured competition in all 5 of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming. C ...

. She won a bronze medal at the

2004 European Aquatics Championships The 2004 LEN European Championships were held in Madrid, Spain from 5–16 May, at the M86 Swimming Center in the southeast of the city. The championships brought together the European Championships in swimming (long course), open water swimmi ...

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 ...

and they finished 5th at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Thibaud retired after the Athens 2004 Games at the age of 26. She is now technical advisor of the North-East of France for FINA.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thibaud, Laure 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Nîmes French synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for France Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics