Gilles Rondy Explained

Gilles Rondy
Birth Date:4 September 1981
Birth Place:Brest, France

Gilles Rondy (born 4 September 1981 in Brest, France)[1] is an Olympic and European Champion swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, and won the 2006 European Championships in the 25 km open water event.[2]

He has also swum the English Channel on 9 September 2004 in a time of 7 h 54 mins.[3]

He was a member of the 2008 French Olympic team, swimming the 10 km race in Beijing.

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080903144047/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/244212.shtml Rondy's bio/results page
  2. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/othersport/article_1185052.php Rondy gets 25km swimming Euro-title for France
  3. http://www.doverlife.co.uk/channelswimming/swim/163/0/2004 Channel Swimming - Successful Swim by Gilles Rondy (2004)