Laurent Neuville

Laurent Neuville
Personal information
Born (1965-07-15) 15 July 1965 (age 59)
Paris, France
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCA Orsay/Racing Club de France
Medal record
Representing  France
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 4×100 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Latakia 100m freestyle

Laurent Neuville (born 15 July 1965) is a French swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He finished sixth and fourth in the same event at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, respectively.[2] Individually, he won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

After retirement from senior swimming he was competing in the masters category and set world records in freestyle events.[3][4] In 2012, he tried to revive the swimming race through Paris.[5]

References

  1. ^ Laurent NEUVILLE. les-sports.info
  2. ^ Laurent Neuville. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ FINA WORLD MASTERS TOP 10 - LONG COURSE METERS 2010. mastersswimming.org.au
  4. ^ FINA WORLD MASTERS RECORDS - LONG COURSE METERS as of JUNE 20, 2012 Archived November 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. fina.org
  5. ^ French swimmers denied chance to race through Paris. france24.com (2012-08-07).