Mathilde Cini (born 18 November 1994) is a French swimmer. She competed at the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...

and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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Biography

Born in Briançon, Mathilde Cini moved with her family during childhood to Montmeyran in the Drôme. She began her sporting career with triathlon at the age of seven, before devoting herself exclusively to swimming, the triathlon discipline in which she is most at ease in competition. In 2010, she took part in the Youth Olympic Games, winning gold in the 50-meter backstroke. At the age of eighteen, Mathilde Cini heads for Paris and the INSEP, where a 50-meter pool is at her disposal, unlike in Valence.Petit bassin : la drômoise Mathilde Cini en lice pour les Mondiaux
sur ledauphine.com After winning all three backstroke titles (50, 100 and 200 meters) at the 2014 French Short Course Championships, at the World Short Course Championships in Doha, she and her teammates won the bronze medal in the 4 x 50 m medley relay, during which she beat the French 50 m backstroke record held by Laure Manaudou in 26 s 61.Mathilde Cini en bronze aux Mondiaux de natation
sur francebleu.fr, le 5 décembre 2014

References

1994 births Living people French female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics People from Briançon Sportspeople from Hautes-Alpes Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Youth Olympic gold medalists for France French female freestyle swimmers 21st-century French women 21st-century French people {{France-swimming-bio-stub