Julien Nicolardot
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 13 December 1981 Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Stroke(s) | Breaststroke |
| Club | Mulhouse Olympic Natation[1] |
| Coach | Lionel Horter[1] |
Julien Nicolardot (born December 13, 1981 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or) is a French swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[2] He is a member of Mulhouse Olympic Natation in Mulhouse, and is coached and trained by Lionel Horter.[1]
Nicolardot qualified for the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:13.36 from the Olympic trials in Dunkirk.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including Austrian duo Hunor Mate and semifinalist Maxim Podoprigora. Nicolardot raced to fifth place by 0.32 of a second behind Kazakhstan's Yevgeniy Ryzhkov, lowering his entry time to 2:12.44. Nicolardot failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-eighth out of 53 swimmers in the preliminary heats.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "France Olympique Profile – Julien Nicolardot" (in French). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Julien Nicolardot Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "French Olympic Trials: Malia Metella Breaks National Record in 100 Free; Alain Bernard Leads Strong French Sprint Corps". Swimming World Magazine. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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