Lila Meesseman-Bakir (born 13 March 1987) is a French synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Personal

Meesseman-Bakir was born on 13 March 1987 in Moissac. She studied chemistry at

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. In 2010, she studied management of sports organizations at INSEP. After her end of his sporting career, Meesseman-Bakir joined the popular aquatic show Le Rêve at the

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. In 2013, she joined the swimwear company JOG. She is 162 centimetres (5 ft 4 in) tall and weighs 49 kilograms (110 lb).

Synchronized swimming

Before synchronized swimming, Meesseman-Bakir practiced dance and

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. She started synchronized swimming, at the age of eight years in the team of Dauphins de Montauban. In 2000, she moved to Pays d'Aix Natation and joined

INSEP INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), is a French training institute and center for excellence in sports that trains elite athletes. It is located on th ...

in Paris. Her first international senior competition was for the 2005 World Aquatics Championships which took place in Montreal. She finished 11th with Salomé Lafay and finished 8th with her teammates Audrey Abadie, Caroline-Anne Berger, Apolline Dreyfuss, Salomé Lafay, Coralyne Lemaire, Coralie Mayaux and Nelsy Serrano. In 2006, she finished 8th with Salomé Lafay at the

2006 European Aquatics Championships The 2006 European Swimming Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 26 July – 6 August 2006. Disciplines include swimming, diving, synchronised swimming (synchro) and open water swimming. European Water Polo Championships for 2006 ...

in Budapest and 6th with her teammates Assia Belaïd, Carole-Anne Berger, Joannie Ciociola, Apolline Dreyfuss, Tzvetomira Kostadinova, Coralyne Lemaire and Coralie Mayaux. At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, she competed in five events: duet technical routine, duet free routine, team technical routine, team free routine and combination. In 2008, she finished 8th with Appoline Dreyfuss and 5th with the French team at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven. The same year, she participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Appoline Dreyfuss and her finished 11th. The

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

in Rome was her last international competition. With Apolline Dreyfuss, she finished 8th. Back injury forces her to retire in February 2010 at the age of 23.

Career records

;Solo: :2004, France National Championships, 1st ;Duet: :2004, France National Championships, 2nd : 2005, World Aquatics Championships,

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, 11th : 2006, European Aquatics Championships,

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, 8th : 2007, World Aquatics Championships,

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, 12th and 15th :

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, European Aquatics Championships, Eindhoven, 8th :

, Summer Olympics,

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, 11th (with Apolline Dreyfuss) : 2009, World Aquatics Championships,

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, 8th (with Apolline Dreyfuss) ;Team: :2003, France National Championships, 2nd :2004, France National Championships, 1st : 2005, World Aquatics Championships,

, 8th : 2006, European Aquatics Championships,

, 6th : 2007, World Aquatics Championships,

, 11th and 12th ;Combination: : 2006, European Aquatics Championships,

, 5th : 2007, World Aquatics Championships,

, 6th :

, European Aquatics Championships, Eindhoven, 5th

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meesseman Bakir, Lila 1987 births Living people French synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers of France Synchronized swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics