David Aubry Explained

David Aubry
Nationality:French
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:8 November 1996
Birth Place:Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Club:Montpellier Mediterranee Metropole UC Natation
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David Aubry (born 8 November 1996) is a French swimmer. He competes in short-course and long-course pool swimming as well as open water swimming.

Career

He competed in the open water Team event at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, winning the bronze medal.[1]

He competed at his first World Championships in 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea. He won bronze in the men's 800 m freestyle.[2]

Following his success in 2019, he suffered from a shoulder injury which caused him to experience depression and a lack of motivation.[3]

He competed in the 400 and 800 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics but failed to progress beyond the heats in either distance. He also qualified to represent France in open water swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics but was one of two swimmers not to finish.[4]

He competed at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. He made the final of the 1500 metres freestyle.[5] He was second in the 800 and 1500 metres freestyle at 2023 European Short Course Championships.[6]

He won a second World Championship medal at the 2024 Doha edition. He was third in the 1500 metres freestyle by Daniel Wiffen and Florian Wellbrock.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180811200201/http://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/OW_GLASGOW2018/OW/pdf/OWSX5KMTEAM3----------FNL-000100--_73BL%201.1.pdf . 2018-08-11 . 2018-08-13.
  2. Web site: Final Result .
  3. Web site: Val . Jerome . 15 July 2023 . Swimming: David Aubry breaks the taboo of depression and recounts these four years when he "sank" . France Info.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-24 . France Names 27 Swimmer Roster For 2021 European Swimming Championships . 2021-04-11 . SwimSwam . en-US.
  5. Web site: Final Result .
  6. Web site: Results Book .
  7. Web site: Final Result .