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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]

Magali Rousseau

Personal information
Full name	Magali Rousseau
Nickname(s)	Mag
Nationality	France
Born	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 34) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Canet 66[1]
Coach	Philippe Lucas[1]
Medal record Women's lifesaving Representing  France The World Games 2013 Cali 50 m manikin carry 2013 Cali 200 m super lifesaver 2013 Cali 4x50m medley 2013 Cali 4x50m obstacle 2017 Wrocław 4x50m obstacle 2022 Birmingham 200 m super lifesaver 2022 Birmingham 4x25 m manikin 2013 Cali 200 m obstacle

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

External links

• NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 May 2012)
• Magali Rousseau at the International Olympic Committee
• Magali Rousseau at the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (in French)

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