Franck Esposito
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Franck Esposito is a former swimmer from France
, who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
. He is a former world record holder in the short course 200 m butterfly
, which he set in 2002.
Esposito, nickname
d Titou, participated in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. A member of swimming club CN Antibes
he won a total number of four European titles in long course, starting from 1991. Esposito broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) four times.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, who won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. He is a former world record holder in the short course 200 m butterfly
World record progression 200 metres butterfly
The first world record in the men's 200 metres butterfly in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1959. The women's official acknowledged top time came one year earlier...
, which he set in 2002.
Esposito, nickname
Nickname
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d Titou, participated in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. A member of swimming club CN Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
he won a total number of four European titles in long course, starting from 1991. Esposito broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) four times.
See also
- List of world records in swimming
- List of European records in swimming
- List of French records in swimming