Chloé Sauvourel

Chloé Sauvourel
	Sauvourel at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest
Personal information
Full name	Chloé Marie Hélène Sauvourel
Nationality	French, Central African Republic
Born	18 June 2000 (age 24); Nantes, France
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
College team	Florida International University

Chloé Marie Hélène Sauvourel (born 18 June 2000) is a French-born Central African swimmer.^[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle event; her time of 37.15 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals. She was the flagbearer for her country at the Parade of Nations.

Early life

Chloé Marie Hélène Sauvourel was born on 18 June 2000 in Nantes, France, to a French father and a Central African mother.^[2]

Swimming career

Sauvourel competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Tatarstan. She finished seventh in the second heat on 8 August, with a time of 46.55 seconds, which did not qualify her for the following round.^[3]

Olympics

She arrived at the Olympic village on 1 August 2016, while her father stayed elsewhere in the city.^[4] Sauvourel was selected as the flagbearer for the Central African Republic's contingent in the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.^[5] When asked how she felt, she said it was "something very strong, it was a magical moment! I thank also the Central African trusting me! It was a real pride to wear the colors of my country!"^[4]

Sauvorel swam in the second heat on 12 August, finishing sixth in the heat and 85th overall with a time of 37.15 seconds. This was outside of the qualifying time required to reach the following round.^[6] She later explained that she felt her prospects were reduced after becoming stressed about competing the day before her swim. She said that she hoped that it was "only the beginning of a beautiful story", as she had reduced her personal best time by seven seconds since the previous championship.^[4]

World Championships

In 2019, she represented Central African Republic at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event.^[7] She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.^[7] In 2019, she also represented Central African Republic at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.^[8] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.^[8]

References

^ "Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Swimming - SAUVOUREL Chloe". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Barclay, Simon (2015). 16th World Aquatics Championships – Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index. Silverthorn Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-326-60053-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Redon. Le témoignage de Chloé, nageuse, en direct de Rio". Ouest-France (in French). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Standings". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by David Boui	Flagbearer for Central African Republic 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo with Francky Mbotto	Succeeded by Nadia Guimendego Terence Tengue

[1] "Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[2] "Swimming - SAUVOUREL Chloe". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[3] Barclay, Simon (2015). 16th World Aquatics Championships – Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index. Silverthorn Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-326-60053-2.

[ouest-4] "Redon. Le témoignage de Chloé, nageuse, en direct de Rio". Ouest-France (in French). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[5] "Rio 2016 Olympic Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[6] "Women's 50m Freestyle – Standings". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[heats_women_50_freestyle_world_squatics_championships_2019-7] "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[swimming_results_book_african_games_2019-8] "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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