Yannick Agnel is a French former swimmer who specialised in freestyle events, born on 9 June 1992 in Nîmes. At his Olympic debut, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200 metre freestyle and in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay, and silver in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay, three medals in all. His winning time of 1:43.14 in the 200 metres was the fastest in French swimming history. He is recorded as the short course world record holder in the 400 metre freestyle and holds the French long course records in the 200 and 400 metre freestyle. Swimming World named him its European Swimmer of the Year for 2012. He began swimming at the age of eight and studied at Skema Business School.
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In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200-meter freestyle
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