Camille Lacourt

Camille Lacourt (2012 )

Camille Lacourt ( born April 22, 1985 in Narbonne ) is a French swimmer.

Camille Lacourt began at the age of five years with the swimming. The multiple French champion in the 50 m and 100 m as well as on the short course is considered back specialist. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, he finished the 50m backstroke fifth. At the European Championships 2010 in Budapest, he won the title over the 50 m distance and represents a new state record. About 100 m backstroke he won ahead of his compatriot Jeremy Stravius ​​in a new European record time of 52.11 seconds. His third gold medal brought Lacourt with the French 4 × 100 m medley relay before the squadrons of Russia and the Netherlands. For a novelty ensured Lacourt and his compatriot Stravius ​​at the FINA World Swimming Championships 2011 in Shanghai. They took the same time as gold in the 100 m backstroke.

1973: Roland Matthes | 1975: Roland Matthes | 1978: Bob Jackson | 1982: Dirk Richter | 1986 Igor Polyansky | 1991: Jeff Rouse | 1994: Martín López- Zubero | 1998: Lenny Krayzelburg | 2001: Matt Welsh | 2003: Aaron Peirsol | 2005: Aaron Peirsol | 2007: Aaron Peirsol | 2009: Jun'ya Koga | 2011: Camille Lacourt / Jérémy Stravius ​​| 2013: Matt Grevers

1999: Stev Theloke | 2000: Stev Theloke | 2002: Thomas Rupp Rath | 2004: Stev Theloke | 2006: Helge Meeuw | 2008: Aristeidis Grigoriadis | 2010: Camille Lacourt | 2012: Jonatan Kopelev

1926: Gustav Frölich | 1927: Eskil Lundahl | 1931: Gerhard German | 1934: John Besford | 1938: Heinz hose | 1947: Georges Vallerey | 1950: Göran Larsson | 1954: Gilbert Bozon | 1958: Robert Christophe | 1970: Roland Matthes | 1974: Roland Matthes | 1977: Miloslav Rolko | 1981 Sándor Wladar | 1983: Dirk Richter | 1985 Igor Polyansky | 1987: Sergei Zabolotnow | 1989: Martín López- Zubero | 1991: Martín López- Zubero | 1993: Vladimir Selkow | 1995 Vladimir Selkow | 1997: Martín López- Zubero | 1999: Stev Theloke | 2000: David Ortega | 2002: Stev Theloke | 2004: László Cseh | 2006: Arkadi Wjattschanin | 2008: Markus Rogan | 2010: Camille Lacourt | 2012: Aristeidis Grigoriadis