Yannick Agnel
Yannick Agnel in June 2012
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| Personal information | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Squale |
| Nationality |
 France
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| Born |
9 June 1992 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–) |
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Medal record
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| Medal record | ||
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| 2012 London – Men's swimming | ||
| Representing France | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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200 m freestyle | 1:43.14 (NR) |
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4×100 m freestyle | 3:09.93 |
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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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