Laurent Neuville

Laurent Neuville
Personal information
Born (1965-07-15) 15 July 1965
Paris, France
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club CA Orsay/Racing Club de France

Laurent Neuville (born 15 July 1965) is a French swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He finished sixth and fourth in the same event at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, respectively.[2] Individually, he won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

After retirement from senior swimming he was competing in the masters category and set world records in freestyle events.[3][4] In 2012, he tried to revive the swimming race through Paris.[5]

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