Mathieu Gilles Marquet (born 11 January 1994) is a

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swimmer.

Career

Marquet first competed for Mauritius at the 2009 World Championships in

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, where he finished 79th in the 200 metre backstroke in 2:29.91, 89th in the 400 metre freestyle in 4:32.36, 90th in the 200 metre individual medley in 2:25.76, 106th in the 100 metre backstroke in 1:07.26, 112th in the 50 metre backstroke in 31.18, 122nd in the 200 metre freestyle in 2:06.44 and with Jean Hugues Gregoire, Ronny Vencatachellum and Jean Marie Froget finished 36th in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. At the 2011 World Championships in

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, Marquet finished 57th in the 200 metre freestyle in 2:02.41. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, Marquet finished 39th in the 200 metre freestyle in 1:58.91. At the

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, Marquet finished 65th in the 200 metre freestyle in 1:57.07, 94th in the 100 metre freestyle in 53.54 and was disqualified in the 200 metre individual medley. At the 2013 World Championships in

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, Marquet finished 38th in the 50 metre backstroke in 28.54 and 56th in the 200 metre freestyle in 1:57.48. In 2019, he represented Mauritius at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In 2019, he also represented Mauritius at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. At the

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, he competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event.

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