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Frédérick Bousquet

Frédérick Bousquet (French pronunciation: [fʁe.de.ʁik bu.skɛ], born 8 April 1981 in Perpignan) is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics and formerly held the world record in the 50 m freestyle.

Frédérick Bousquet
Bousquet during the 2009 US Nationals.
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (1981-04-08) 8 April 1981 (age 45)
Perpignan, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubCN Marseille
College teamAuburn Tigers (2001–2005)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2009 Rome50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2003 Barcelona4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2007 Melbourne4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 Rome100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 Rome4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2013 Barcelona50 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2010 Dubai4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2010 Dubai50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2010 Budapest50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2010 Budapest4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2012 Debrecen50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2012 Debrecen4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2010 Budapest50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2012 Debrecen50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2000 Helsinki4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2006 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2004 Vienna100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2004 Vienna4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2008 Rijeka4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Istanbul50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Istanbul4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2012 Chartres4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2012 Chartres4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place2012 Chartres4×50 m mixed free
Gold medal – first place2012 Chartres4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2005 Trieste50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2005 Trieste4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2006 Helsinki4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2008 Rijeka50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2009 Istanbul50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2012 Chartres50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2009 Istanbul4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2012 Chartres50 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Almería50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2005 Almería4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara4×100 m freestyle

Bousquet represented Auburn University, contributing to 3 NCAA team titles in his collegiate career. During his time at Auburn, he broke the world record in the short course metres 50 m freestyle, and the US Open record in the 50 yd freestyle.

Bousquet won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics as part of the French 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team. In 2009, he broke the world record in the long course 50 m freestyle and won 3 medals at the World Championships.

In 2010, Bousquet received a 2-month suspension after testing positive for heptaminol.

Career

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2003

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In Bousquet's sophomore year, he qualified for the 2003 NCAA Championships. In the 200 yd freestyle relay, he swam the anchor leg, splitting 18.78 to miss the title by 0.25 seconds. The same night, he won the 50 yd freestyle in a time of 19.31. In the 400 yd medley relay, he swam the freestyle leg, splitting 42.18. Auburn finished third in a time of 3:07.28. In the 200 yd medley relay, Bousquet swam the third leg, contributely a time of 20.21 to record the fastest butterfly split in the field. Auburn finished second in a time of 1:24.96. In his second individual event of the championships, Bousquet came seventh in the 100 yd butterfly, recording a time of 46.75. On the final day of competition, Bousquet went 42.69 in the 100 yd freestyle, finishing third. He swam in the final event of the program, the 400 yd freestyle relay, splitting 41.47 on the anchor leg. Auburn finished second with a time of 2:49.68. Auburn won the team title with 603.5 points, 196.5 points ahead of second place.[1]

In July 2003, Bousquet competed at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona. In the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, he swam the anchor leg in 47.03, recording the second-fastest relay split in history (as of 21 July 2003). He overtook Ian Thorpe to win the bronze medal in a time of 3:15.66, 0.01 seconds ahead of Australia.[2] Later in the competition, Bousquet finished sixth in the 100 m freestyle in a time of 49.30 seconds.[3] In the 50 m freestyle, he finished tenth in the semifinals with a time of 22.47, missing the final by 0.02 seconds.[4]

2004

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Bousquet qualified for the 2004 NCAA Championships. The NCAA decided to host the year's competition in short course metres, rather than their traditional format of short course yards. This created the possibility for world records at the championships.

Bousquet competed in the 200 m freestyle relay, splitting 20.55 on the anchor leg, which was the fastest split in the field. Auburn won the event in a US Open record of 1:23.75. In the 50 m freestyle, Bousquet won the title in 21.10, breaking Anthony Ervin's world record of 21.21 from 2000. In the 400 m medley relay, Bousquet swam the butterfly leg and split 51.09. Auburn record a final time of 3:27.19 to finish second. Bousquet then swam the 200 m medley relay. He split 22.73 on the butterfly leg, contributing to a title in the event. Auburn's overall time was 1:34.25, another US Open record. In the 100 m butterfly, Bousquet finished sixth in a time of 52.11. On the final day, he finished third in the 100 m freestyle with a time of 46.87. He swam the anchor leg of the 400 m freestyle relay, splitting 47.12. Auburn won the event in 3:08.85, a new US Open record. Like in 2003, Auburn won the team title.[5]

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Bousquet swam the anchor leg of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He split 48.32, contributing to an overall time of 3:16.23 that placed France seventh.[6]

2005

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Bousquet competed at the 2005 NCAA Championships in his senior year. The championships returned to the short course yards format.

In the 50 yd freestyle heats, Bousquet went 18.78 to break the US Open record of 19.05, jointly held by Tom Jager and Anthony Ervin, becoming the first person to break 19-seconds in the event. That evening, Bousquet competed in the 200 yd freestyle relay and split 18.64 on the third leg. Auburn finished second, losing their US Open record to California. Bousquet then competed in the 50 yd freestyle final. Although he was slower than his record from the heats, he managed to break 19 seconds again to win the title in 18.90 seconds. He swam the butterfly leg of the 400 yd medley relay, contributing a split of 46.05 to help Auburn finish third; their final time was 3:07.92. In the 200 yd medley relay, Bousquet split 18.55 on the anchor leg, contributing to a fourth-place finish by Auburn in a final time of 1:25.79. In the 100 yd butterfly, Bousquet came fifth in a time of 46.90. On the final day, Bousquet finished second in the 100 yd freestyle in a time of 42.19. In the final race of his collegiate career, Bousquet led off the 400 yd freestyle relay in a time of 41.87. Auburn finished second in the event with a time of 2:50.38. Auburn won the team title again.[7]

Bousquet competed at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal. He recorded a time of 49.21 to finish ninth in the 100 m freestyle, missing the final by 0.02 seconds.[8] He then competed in the 50 m freestyle, finishing seventh in a time of 22.44.[9]

2007

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Bousquet qualified for the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne. In the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, Bousquet split 48.48 on the second leg. France ultimately won the bronze medal in a time of 3:14.68.[10] Competing in the 100 m freestyle, Bousquet came twenty-seventh in a time of 49.94.[11] His final event was the 50 m freestyle, where he recorded 22.50 to finish twelfth.[12]

2008

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At the 2008 French Championships in Dunkirk, Bousquet went 48.71 to finish third in the 100 m freestyle, qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. France had four swimmers under the 49 second mark, including Alain Bernard as world record holder, making them contenders for the gold medal. France consolidated its gold contention at the Paris Open in June 2008, with a relay performance of 3:12.54, a new European record and 0.08 seconds slower than the US' world record from 2006.

In Beijing, France swam in the second heat of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. After the US broke the world record in the first heat, France recorded a time of 3:12.36, then the second-fastest time in history. Bousquet's anchor leg of 46.63 was the fastest the relay split in history.[13] In the final, Bousquet swam the third leg, equalling his split from the heats to lead the race by a body-length. However, in the final 50 m of the race, French anchor Bernard was overtaken by the US' Jason Lezak, relegating France to the silver medal. Lezak also surpassed Bousquet's split. France's final time was 3:08.32, 0.08 seconds slower the US. The US and France were among five teams in the final that surpassed the world record from the heats.[14]

2009

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In April 2009, Bousquet competed at the 2009 French Championships in Montpellier. In the heats of the 50 m butterfly, he went 22.84 to break the French record before scratching for an unreported reason.[15] He won the 100 m freestyle final in a time of 47.15, upsetting Bernard had who gone 46.94 in the semifinals.[16] Bousquet's final event was the 50 m freestyle, which he won in a time of 20.94, breaking Eamon Sullivan's world record of 21.28 from 2008, and becoming the first person to break 21-seconds in the event. Bousquet's mark stood until December 2009.[17]

Bousquet competed at the 2009 World Championships in Rome. France was hoping to avenge their Olympic loss in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with a world title in the event. However, the US won the gold medal again, with Russia winning silver. France was relegated to the bronze medal position.[18] In the 100 m freestyle, Bousquet won the bronze medal in 47.25 seconds.[19] In the 50 m freestyle, he set a championship record of 21.21 seconds in the second semifinal, which was broken by George Bovell in a swim-off for the finals.[20][21] In the final, Bousquet equaled his time from the semifinals to win the silver medal.[22]

2010–2013

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In February 2010, Bousquet competed at the Auburn Masters Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona. Although FINA had banned high-tech suits effective 1 January 2010, that decision was not immediately adopted by USA Masters Swimming, who banned them effective 31 May 2010. Bousquet used a suit to go 18.67 in the 50 yd freestyle, establishing a new masters record.[23]

At the 2010 European Championships in Budapest, Bousquet went 21.36 in the semifinals of the 50 m freestyle, which was a new championship record and the fastest time in a textile suit.[24][25] In the final, he won the gold medal in a time of 21.49.[26]

At the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Bousquet won the bronze medal in the 50 m butterfly, recording a time of 23.11 to finish 0.10 seconds behind the gold medalist.[27]

Doping suspension

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Bousquet was given a two-month suspension in October 2010 after returning a positive test for heptaminol from the use of an over-the-counter ointment.[28]

Personal life

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In April 2010, fellow world-class swimmer Laure Manaudou gave birth to her and Bousquet's daughter Manon.[29] The couple has since separated.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "2003 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Results" (PDF). SwimSwam. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas (21 July 2003). "World Champs, Day One Finals: Jenny Thompson Anchors US Women, Popov Anchors Russian Men to Gold in the 400 Free Relay". Swimming World. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "11th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "11th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "2004 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Results" (PDF). SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Stephen Thomas (15 August 2004). "Flash! South African Men Take a Historic Relay Victory in 400 free- Smash World Record". Swimming World. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "2005 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Results" (PDF). SwimSwam. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "11th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "11th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "12th FINA World Championships - Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "12th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "12th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Lohn, John (10 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: United States Breaks World Record in 400 Free Relay Prelim". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  14. ↑ Lohn, John (10 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: United States Crushes World Record in 400 Free Relay, Eamon Sullivan Claims 100 Free Global Standard". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "French Long Course National Championships: Rafael Munoz Perez Threatens World Record Twice". Swimming World. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "French Long Course Championships: Alain Bernard Upset, Rafael Munoz Perez Posts Sizzling Time in 100 Fly Semis". Swimming World. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Brazil Long Course Championships: Flash! Cesar Cielo Sets World Record". Swimming World. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "13th FINA World Championships - Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "13th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "13th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "13th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Swim-off Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "13th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Fred Bousquet, Mark Gangloff Post USMS National Records". Swimming World. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  24. ↑ "2010 European Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  25. ↑ Braden Keith (25 April 2025). "Cielo Skims Textile Best on Maria Lenk Day 2". SwimSwam. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "2010 European Championships - Men's 50m Freestyle Finals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  27. ↑ "15th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "France swimmer Bousquet suspended in doping scandal". France 24. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  29. ↑ "Laure Manaudou and Frederick Bousquet Welcome Baby Girl, Named Manon". Swimming World. 6 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
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