Sylvain Cros (born 2 June 1980 in
Clermont-Ferrand
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) is a
long-distance
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freestyle swimmer
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from
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, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual 1500 metres freestyle event at the
1999 European Championships in
Istanbul
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. He has won twenty one French titles since 1998.
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1980 births
Living people
French male long-distance swimmers
French male freestyle swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand
20th-century French people
21st-century French people
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