Jérémy Desplanches (born 7 August 1994) is a Swiss breaststroke and medley swimmer.[1]
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Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 27) Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Genève Natation 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and was finalist at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[1][2]
He won the men's 200m Individual Medley final at the Glasgow 2018 European Swimming Championships in Glasgow[3] and got silver in men's 200m individual medley at the 18th FINA World Championships in Gwangju.[4] He's the second male swimmer from Switzerland to claim a medal at the FINA World Championships, after Dano Halsall in the men's 50m freestyle in 1986.
He represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the men's 200m individual medley.
In 2019 Desplanches was member of the 2019 International Swimming League representing Team Iron.[citation needed]
European Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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