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| National team |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-04-22)22 April 1985 (age 39) Narbonne, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CN Marseille | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camille Lacourt (French pronunciation:[kamijlakuʁ]; born 22 April 1985) is a retired French competitiveswimmer andbackstroke specialist. He won the 50 metre backstroke at three consecutiveworld championships (2013 Barcelona,2015 Kazan, and2017 Budapest). He competed at the2012 Olympics in the100 metre backstroke and finished fourth. In the2016 Rio Olympics, he finished fifth in thesame event.
Lacourt collected three gold medal at theEuropean Championships. He became European Champion in the 100 m backstroke (long course) ahead of compatriotJérémy Stravius in a time of 52.11.[2] This time was a new European record and the second fastest time ever, second toAaron Peirsol's 51.94 from 2009. He collected the 50 m backstroke title in a time of 24.07, also bumping him up to the second fastest performer of all time in that event. On the final night, he collected gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[3]
Lacourt collected a series of medals at the World Championships in the following years: one gold and one silver in2011 inShanghai, two gold in2013 inBarcelona, and one of each medal in2015 inKazan. He finished 4th in the100 metre backstroke at the2012 Summer Olympics and failed to win any medals. After missing the2014 European Championships due to a hip injury, he won two golds at the2016 European Championships.[citation needed]
Lacourt failed to win any medals at the2016 Summer Olympics. Following his 5th-place finish in the100 meter backstroke, Lacourt made international news after criticizing the sport of swimming and making disparaging remarks about Chinese swimmerSun Yang. In a post-race interview with French radio stationRMCsport, Lacourt said: "I am very sad when I see my sport getting like this. I have the impression I am looking at athletics, with two or three doped in each final. I hope thatFINA is going to react and stop this massacre, because it is getting sad," and finished with "Sun Yang, he pisses purple!"[4][5] After being defeated by another Chinese swimmer,Xu Jiayu, who won the silver medal in the 100 meter backstroke, Lacourt said, "I don't like being beaten by a Chinese."[6][7]
Lacourt won his third consecutive gold medal in the50 m backstroke at the2017 World Championships. He then announced his retirement later in 2017.[8]
Lacourt was married toValérie Bègue, who won Miss France 2008. He is the father of a girl, Jazz, born in October 2012.[citation needed] Lacourt and Bègue divorced in 2016.[9]
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| Event | Time | Date |
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| 50 m backstroke | 24.07NR | 12 August 2010 |
| 100 m backstroke | 52.11ER | 10 August 2010 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:00.57 | 7 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | European Swimmer of the Year 2010 | Succeeded by |
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