2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Swimming: August 6-13
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro
- Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m PST/EST (1:00 p.m local), Finals – 6:00 p.m/9:00 p.m PST/EST (10:00 p.m local)
- SwimSwam previews
- Schedule & Results
- Live Stream (NBC)
The French Federation is releasing a series of quick-hit videos on the FFN YouTube channel introducing members of France’s 2016 Olympic team in facts and figures. The videos are all under a minute and are a great way to portrait France’s stars for the Snapchat crowd.
In this video, we learn that Jérémy Stravius:
-was born on Bastille Day in 1988 in Abbeville, France;
-joined the development group in Amiens in 2007;
-has legendary underwaters;
-won his first international medal (silver) in the 100 back at the 2010 European Championships in Budapest;
-became the first French swimmer to win a World Championship title when he tied with Camille Lacourt to earn the gold medal in the 100 back in 2011 in Shanghai;
-contributed to France’s gold medal in the 4×100 free relay in London by swimming a leg of the relay in heats;
-became the first French swimmer in history to qualify for 5 individual events at the World Championships in Barcelona in 2013;
-is a 12-time French national champion;
-is a 3-time European champion;
-is a 4-time World champion;
-measures 6’3” (190 cm) and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg);
-is 28 years old.