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Frédérick Bousquet

Bousquet (in the red suit) during the 2009 US Nationals
Personal information
Full name	Frédérick Bousquet
Nationality	putilandia
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, butterfly
Club	CN Marseille
College team	Auburn Tigers (2001-2005)
Date of birth	April 8, 1981 (1981-04-08) (age 28)
Place of birth	Perpignan, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  France Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Bronze 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2007 Melbourne[1] 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2009 Rome 100 m freestyle Bronze 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2009 Rome 50 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Bronze 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold 2004 Vienna 100 m freestyle Gold 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2009 Istanbul 50 m freestyle Gold 2009 Istanbul 4x50 m freestyle Silver 2005 Trieste 50 m freestyle Silver 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2008 Rijeka 50 m freestyle Silver 2009 Istanbul 50 m butterfly Bronze 2009 Istanbul 4x50 m medley Mediterranean Games Gold 2005 Almería 50 m butterfly Gold 2005 Almería 4×100 m freestyle

Frédérick Bousquet (born April 8, 1981 in Perpignan) is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set in April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the record stood until FINA approved it in July following a modification of his suit.^[2] He is the first swimmer to go under the 21-second mark on the distance. He previously held the record in the 50 m short course in a time of 21.10, set in 2004 at the Men's NCAA Division One Swimming and Diving Championships, for over two years. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome Bousquet competed in the 50 and 100 free, capturing a silver in the 50 and bronze in the 100.

Bousquet swam at Auburn University from 2001-2005. In 2005, his senior year and final year of competition, he won the 50-yard freestyle in NCAA and U.S. Open record time of 18.74, shattering the previous record of 19.05 set by Tom Jager in 1990. Bousquet is the first man ever to swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 19 seconds, and under 21 in the LC 50-meter freestyle. That time of 18.74 was his personal best in the 50-yard freestyle until February 13, 2010 when he swam the then-fourth fastest time in history, turning in a time of 18.67 seconds at the Auburn Masters Invitational. This feat was made doubly impressive by the fact he won his heat by 3.66 seconds. Generally, world-class times like these are not turned in at meets where there is no competition.

Personal best times

• SC 50 y freestyle - 18.67
• SC 50 m freestyle - 20.63
• LC 50 m freestyle - 20.94
• SC 100 y freestyle - 41.83
• SC 100 m freestyle - 46.87
• LC 100 m freestyle - 47.15
• LC 50 m butterfly - 22.84
• LC 100 m butterfly - 51.50

See also

• World record progression 50m freestyle
• (French) fr:Frédérick Bousquet — his entry at French Wikipedia

References

Records
Preceded by Eamon Sullivan	Men's 50 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 26 April 2009 – 18 December 2009	Succeeded by César Cielo