Coralie Balmy

Coralie Balmy (born 8 June 1987) is a French freestyle swimmer. Balmy was born in La Trinité, Martinique.[1] She won her first senior title at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven in the 4×200 m relay freestyle. At the same Championships she won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle with the time of 4:04.15, all-time fourth fastest behind Federica Pellegrini's world record.[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle final.[3] On 6 December 2008 she set the world record for the 200 m freestyle (short course) at the French National Championships in Angers, France in a time of 1:53.16. At the 2012 Summer Olympics her 4 × 200 m freestyle team won the bronze medal in a time of 7:47.49. The split times: Camille Muffat (1:55.51); Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78); Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05); Coralie Balmy (1:56.15).

• Achievements
• 2007: SC European Championships
  • 3rd 200 m freestyle (1:54.43)
• 2008: LC European Championships
  • 1st 4×200 m freestyle (7:52.09)
  • 2nd 400 m freestyle (4:04.15)

Coralie Balmy

Personal information
National team	France
Born	8 June 1987 La Trinité, Martinique
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Women's swimming Representing France Olympic Games 2012 London 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2013 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2008 Eindhoven 4×200 m freestyle 2012 Debrecen 400 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 2012 Debrecen 800 m freestyle 2014 Berlin 4x100 m mixed freestyle European Championships (SC) 2008 Rijeka 400 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 400 m freestyle 2008 Rijeka 800 m freestyle 2007 Debrecen 200 m freestyle 2012 Chartres 400 m freestyle

See also

• World record progression 200 metres freestyle

References

1. "Coralie Balmy". L'Équipe. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
2. "Pellegrini: WR 4:01.53 400 m Free, on swimnews.com". Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Coralie Balmy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.

External links

• Coralie Balmy at FINA
• Coralie Balmy at the International Olympic Committee
• Coralie Balmy at the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (in French)
• Coralie Balmy at Olympedia