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Yannick Agnel

Yannick Agnel
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Yannick Agnel in June 2012
Personal information
Nickname(s) The Squale
Nationality  France
Born (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 24)
Nîmes, France
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club L'Olympic Nice Natation
North Baltimore Aquatics
Mulhouse Olympic Natation
Coach Fabrice Pellerin
Bob Bowman (2013–2014)
Lionel Horter (2014–)
Medal record
2012 London – Men's swimming
Representing France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 200 m freestyle 1:43.14 (NR)
Gold medal – first place 4×100 m freestyle 3:09.93
Silver medal – second place 4×200 m freestyle 7:02.77

Yannick Agnel (born 9 June 1992) is a French former competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events, and is a three-time Olympic medalist. In his Olympic at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200-meter freestyle, gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He is the current world record holder in the 400-meter freestyle (short course), the European record holder in the 800-meter freestyle (short course), and the national record holder in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle (long course).

Agnel's success have earned him Swimming World's European Swimmer of the Year award in 2012.

Agnel was born in Nîmes in 1992, the son of a nurse and a liberal director of human resources. He was named after French tennis player Yannick Noah. Agnel began swimming at the age of eight after a neighbor spotted his talent and urged his parents to enroll him in a swimming club. He later integrated Skema Business School to study oceanography.

At the 2009 European Junior Swimming Championships, Agnel won the 200- and 400-meter freestyle in European junior record times. He was also a member of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay that won gold ahead of Russia and Italy.


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