Alain Gottvallès (22 March 1942 – 28 February 2008) was a French swimmer, born in Casablanca, Morocco.[1] He was world record holder in 100 metres freestyle in 1964, the first swimmer to complete the distance in less than 53 seconds.
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| Born | March 22, 1942 Casablanca, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 28, 2008 (aged 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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He participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he placed fifth in 100 metre freestyle.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "Alain Gottvallès". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Alain Gottvallès". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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