Frédérick Bousquet

Frédérick Bousquet (French pronunciation: [fʁe.de.ʁik bu.skɛ], born 8 April 1981 in Perpignan) is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on 26 April 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance-enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the record stood until FINA approved it in July following a modification of his suit.[1] He is the first swimmer to go under the 21-second mark in this distance. He previously held the record in the 50 m short course in a time of 21.10, set in 2004 at the Men's NCAA Division One Swimming and Diving Championships, for over two years. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome Bousquet competed in the 50 and 100 free, capturing a silver in the 50 and bronze in the 100. Bousquet did not qualify for the 2012 Olympics but his ex-partner Laure Manaudou and his brother-in-law Florent Manaudou did.

Frédérick Bousquet
Bousquet during the 2009 US Nationals.
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (1981-04-08) 8 April 1981
Perpignan, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubCN Marseille
College teamAuburn Tigers (2001–2005)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 50 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Istanbul 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed free
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rijeka 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 50 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 4×100 m freestyle

Biography

Bousquet swam at Auburn University in the U.S. from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, his senior year and final year of competition, he won the 50-yard freestyle in NCAA and U.S. Open record time of 18.74, shattering the previous record of 19.05 set by Tom Jager in 1990. Bousquet is the first man ever to swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 19 seconds, and under 21 in the LC 50-meter freestyle–he has since been joined by his former Auburn training partner César Cielo. That time of 18.74 seconds was his personal best in the 50-yard freestyle until 13 February 2010 when he swam the then fourth-fastest time in history, turning in a time of 18.67 seconds at the Auburn Masters Invitational.

In April 2010, fellow world-class swimmer Laure Manaudou gave birth to her and Bousquet's daughter Manon.[2] The couple has separated since then. Bousquet was given a two-month suspension in October 2010 after returning a positive test for heptaminol from the use of an over-the-counter ointment.[3]

See also

References
  1. FINA OKs Frederick Bousquet's world record time in 50 free. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "France swimmer Bousquet suspended in doping scandal". France 24. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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