Magali Rousseau
Personal information
Full nameMagali Rousseau
NicknameMag
Nationality France
Born (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubCanet 66[1]
CoachPhilippe Lucas[1]
Medal record
Women's lifesaving
Representing  France
The World Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Cali50 m manikin carry
Gold medal – first place2013 Cali200 m super lifesaver
Gold medal – first place2013 Cali4x50m medley
Gold medal – first place2013 Cali4x50m obstacle
Gold medal – first place2017 Wrocław4x50m obstacle
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham200 m super lifesaver
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4x25 m manikin
Bronze medal – third place2013 Cali200 m obstacle

Magali Rousseau (born 10 March 1988) is a French swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[2] She represented her nation France in the 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has been a member of Canet 66 in Canet-en-Roussillon throughout her swimming career under the tutelage of her coach Philippe Lucas.[1] Rousseau is the daughter of three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer Michel Rousseau.[3][4]

Rousseau competed as a lone French swimmer in the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she topped the field with a personal best of 2:10.07 to eclipse both the nation's own Olympic standard and the FINA A-cut (2:10.84) at the French Championships in Dunkirk.[5] Swimming on the far outside in heat three, Rousseau chased the rest of the swimmers throughout the race to round out the field with a seventh-place time in 2:13.12. Rousseau failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed twenty-eighth overall in the prelims.[6]

Rousseau is a very successful World Games athlete. In 2013, she won four gold medals and one bronze in life saving. In 2017, she won another gold medal in lifesaving.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "France Olympique Profile – Magali Rousseau" (in French). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magali Rousseau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Lord, Craig (8 June 2012). "Bernard 100 WR: First Sub-47 Man – 46.94 Suit Debut". Swim News. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michel Rousseau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Championnats de France de natation: victoire d'Alain Bernard sur 100m libre" [French Swimming Championships: Alain Bernard takes victory over 100m freestyle] (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Swimming: Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Results Book: Life Saving" (PDF). worldgames2017.sportresult.com. The World Games. 2017.


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