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Coralie Balmy

Personal information

Born

8 June 1987 (age 36)
La Trinité, Martinique

Height

1.80 m

Weight

67 kg

Sport

Swimming

Medal record

Women's swimming

Representing France
Olympic Games
Bronze	2012 London	4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze	2013 Barcelona	4 × 200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze	2010 Dubai	4 × 200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold	2008 Eindhoven	4×200 m freestyle
Gold	2012 Debrecen	400 m freestyle
Silver	2008 Eindhoven	400 m freestyle
Silver	2010 Budapest	4×200 m freestyle
Silver	2012 Debrecen	800 m freestyle
Bronze	2014 Berlin	4 × 100 m mixed freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold	2008 Rijeka	400 m freestyle
Gold	2009 Istanbul	400 m freestyle
Silver	2008 Rijeka	800 m freestyle
Bronze	2007 Debrecen	200 m freestyle
Bronze	2012 Chartres	400 m freestyle

Coralie Balmy (born 8 June 1987) is a French freestyle swimmer. Balmy was born in La Trinité, Martinique. 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. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle final. 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)

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