Franck Esposito Explained

Franck Espostio
Nicknames:Titou
Strokes:Butterfly
Club:CN Antibes
Birth Date:1971 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Height:5feet

Franck Esposito (born 13 April 1971 in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône)[1] is a former World Record holding, and four-time Olympic, butterfly swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics; and won the bronze medal in the 200 Butterfly at the 1992 Olympics.[2] During his career, he set the short course World Record in the 200 fly four times.

He won a total number of four European titles in long course, starting from 1991. Esposito broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) four times.

At the 1991 World Championships, he lowered the French Record in the long course 200 Fly for the first time (1:59.00). He subsequently bettered the record six more times, and as of 2013 still holds the record at 1:54.62 which he swam at the 2002 French Championships (at the time, also a European Record).[3] He also held the French Record in the long course 100 fly from August 1993 – April 2008.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. La fiche de Franck Esposto, from L'Équipe; retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/es/franck-esposito-1.html Esposito's entry
  3. Record de France de natation messieurs du 200 mètres papillon (trans: French Record progression: men's 200 fly), from French Wikipedia; retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. Record de France de natation messieurs du 100 mètres papillon (trans: French Record progression: men's 100 fly), from French Wikipedia; retrieved 23 June 2013.