Clément Lefert

Clément Lefert (born 26 September 1987 in Nice) is a retired French Olympic champion in swimming.[1][2] He won a gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 meters freestyle relay, with teammates Amaury Leveaux, Fabien Gilot, and Yannick Agnel, besting the American relay team that included Michael Phelps.[3] He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 200 meters freestyle relay.[4] Lefert is an economics major at the University of Southern California (USC), and holds USC's record in the 200 yard freestyle (1:33.67).[2]

Clément Lefert
Personal information
Full nameClément Lefert
Nationality France
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987
Nice, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubOlympic Nice
College teamUniversity of Southern California

On 1 January 2013, Lefert was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Légion d'honneur.[5]

After finishing his higher education studies, he started as a trader in a commodities trading company in London.

See also

References

See also

  • University of Southern California athlete profile at USCTrojans.com
  • BBC Olympics athlete profile and statistics
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.