Mehdy Metella

Mehdy Metella (born 17 July 1992) is a French freestyle and butterfly swimmer.[1] He was part of the freestyle and medley 4 × 100 m teams that won a gold and a silver medal at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships and gold and bronze at the 2015 World Championship. In both cases, he swam the butterfly leg in the medley relay.

Mehdy Metella
Metella in Kazan, Russia 2015
Personal information
National teamFrance
Born (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992
Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2015 Kazan4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Kazan4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Budapest100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gwangju4×100 m mixed freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2014 Doha4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Doha4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place2016 Windsor4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Doha4×100 m medley
European championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2014 Berlin4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 Glasgow4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Berlin4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2016 London4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2016 London100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2018 Glasgow100 m freestyle
European championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2012 Chartres4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2012 Chartres4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2012 Chartres100 m butterfly

He also won multiple medals in the World and European Short Course swimming events.

He is the French record holder of the 100m butterfly long course, with a time of 51.06. In the French swimming championships in Rennes he broke his own national record in the 100 m butterfly with a time of 50s85’’.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Malia Metella, an Olympic and World championship medallist.

References
  1. Mehdy Metella. lequipe.fr
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