Coralie Balmy

Coralie Balmy
Personal information
National team	France
Born	8 June 1987 (age 37); La Trinité, Martinique
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing France
Olympic Games
World Championships (LC)
World Championships (SC)
European Championships (LC)
European Championships (SC)

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)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Coralie Balmy". L'Équipe. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ "Pellegrini: WR 4:01.53 400 m Free, on swimnews.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
^ 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 4 December 2016.

Records
Preceded by Libby Lenton	Women's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) 6 December 2008 – 14 December 2008	Succeeded by Federica Pellegrini