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Frédérick Bousquet
	Bousquet during the 2009 US Nationals.
Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	8 April 1981 (age 43); Perpignan, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	CN Marseille
College team	Auburn Tigers (2001–2005)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing France
Olympic Games
World Championships (LC)
World Championships (SC)
European Championships (LC)
European Championships (SC)
Mediterranean Games

Frédérick Bousquet (French pronunciation: [fʁe.de.ʁik bu.skɛ], born 8 April 1981 in Perpignan) is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on 26 April 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance-enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the record stood until FINA approved it in July following a modification of his suit.^[1] He is the first swimmer to go under the 21-second mark in this distance. He previously held the record in the 50 m short course in a time of 21.10, set in 2004 at the Men's NCAA Division One Swimming and Diving Championships, for over two years. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome Bousquet competed in the 50 and 100 free, capturing a silver in the 50 and bronze in the 100. Bousquet did not qualify for the 2012 Olympics but his ex-partner Laure Manaudou and his brother-in-law Florent Manaudou did.

Biography

Bousquet swam at Auburn University in the U.S. from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, his senior year and final year of competition, he won the 50-yard freestyle in NCAA and U.S. Open record time of 18.74, shattering the previous record of 19.05 set by Tom Jager in 1990. Bousquet is the first man ever to swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 19 seconds, and under 21 in the LC 50-meter freestyle–he has since been joined by his former Auburn training partner César Cielo. That time of 18.74 seconds was his personal best in the 50-yard freestyle until 13 February 2010 when he swam the then fourth-fastest time in history, turning in a time of 18.67 seconds at the Auburn Masters Invitational.

In April 2010, fellow world-class swimmer Laure Manaudou gave birth to her and Bousquet's daughter Manon.^[2] The couple has separated since then. Bousquet was given a two-month suspension in October 2010 after returning a positive test for heptaminol from the use of an over-the-counter ointment.^[3]

References

^ FINA OKs Frederick Bousquet's world record time in 50 free. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
^ "Laure Manaudou and Frederick Bousquet Welcome Baby Girl, Named Manon". Swimming World. 6 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "France swimmer Bousquet suspended in doping scandal". France 24. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

External links

Official website
Frédérick Bousquet at World Aquatics
Frédérick Bousquet at SwimRankings.net
Frédérick Bousquet at Olympics.com
Frédérick Bousquet at Olympedia
Frédérick Bousquet at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
Frédérick Bousquet at Team France (in French)

Records
Preceded by Mark Foster	Men's 50 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) 25 March 2004 – 12 August 2006	Succeeded by Roland Schoeman
Preceded by Eamon Sullivan	Men's 50 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 26 April 2009 – 18 December 2009	Succeeded by César Cielo