Mélanie Henique
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1992-12-22) 22 December 1992
Amiens, France
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubAmiens Métropole Natation
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  France
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 50 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Melbourne4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Doha4×50 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2010 Budapest50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen4×50 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2019 Glasgow4×50 m mixed freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara50 m butterfly
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Monterrey50 m butterfly

Mélanie Henique (born 22 December 1992) is a French competitive swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 50 metre butterfly at the 2011 World Championships and a silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

Career

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, held in Shanghai, China, Henique achieved a time of 25.86 seconds in the final of the 50 metre butterfly and won the bronze medal, finishing 0.15 seconds behind gold medalist Inge Dekker of the Netherlands.[1]

Henique qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] At the Olympic Games, held in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she tied Simone Manuel of the United States for eleventh place in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 24.63 seconds.[3]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Henique won the silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 25.31 seconds, finishing less than four-tenths of a second behind gold medalist Sarah Sjöström of Sweden and one-hundredth of a second ahead of bronze medalist Zhang Yufei of China.[4][5][6]

Personal life

In 2014, she was 55th on Brigitte Fouré's list for the municipal elections in Amiens.[7]

In 2015, being openly lesbian, she was a victim of a homophobic attack in Amiens, suffering from a broken nose and forcing her to withdraw from the French Swimming Open.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50m Butterfly (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "France Names 27 Swimmer Roster For 2021 European Swimming Championships". SwimSwam. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle". ESPN. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. ↑ FINA (24 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Bruna, Eric (24 June 2022). "Elle est belle l'histoire : Mélanie Hénique savoure sa médaille d'argent aux Mondiaux de natation" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mondiaux de natation : Mélanie Henique s'offre l'argent derrière l'intouchable Sarah Sjostrom" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Amiens Municipal Elections: Brigitte Fouré's list is Revealed" (in French). Courrier Picard. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Wee, Darren (7 July 2015). "France swimmer suffers broken nose in anti-gay attack". Gay Star News. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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