Nicolas Rostoucher (born 15 February 1981 in Colmar,

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) is a freestyle and medley swimmer from

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, who is on the French National Swimming Team since 2000. He has competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in

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. In 2001 he won his first international medal at the Mediterranean Games in

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: gold in the 400 m individual medley.

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1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Colmar French male medley swimmers French male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Swimmers at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming {{France-swimming-bio-stub