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Yoris Grandjean

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Yoris Grandjean
Personal information
Full nameYoris Grandjean
National teamBelgium
Born(1989-03-20)20 March 1989(age 35)
Liège,Belgium
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLiège Natation (BEL)
CN Antibes (FRA)
CoachAndre Henvaux
Medal record
Men'sswimming
RepresentingBelgium
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 4x50 m freestyle
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle

Yoris Grandjean(born 20 March 1989) is a Belgian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1]He won two gold medals at the2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships,and later representedBelgiumat the2008 Summer Olympics.Since 2009, he still currently holds a Belgian record (22.13) in the 50 m freestyle from the national championships inAntwerp.[2][3]Grandjean also trains forLiège Swimming Club(French:Club Natation Liège) under his head coach Andre Henvaux.[4]

Grandjean made his international debut at the2006 FINA Youth World Swimming ChampionshipsinRio de Janeiro, Brazil,where he achieved a total of three medals, and established multiple meet records: two golds each in the 50 m freestyle (22.74) and 100 m freestyle (50.32), and a silver in the 200 m freestyle (1:52.20).[5][6]

Entering his senior season, Grandjean competed in a sprint freestyle double at the2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing.He achieved aFINAA-standard entry time of 49.09 (100 m freestyle) after finishing sixth from theEuropean ChampionshipsinEindhoven, Netherlands.[7][8]In the100 m freestyle,Grandjean placed nineteenth on the morning prelims. Swimming in heat seven, he blasted a new Belgian record of 48.82 in a Speedo techsuit, but narrowly missed the semifinal cut by only 0.27 of a second.[9][10]Two days later, in the50 m freestyle,Grandjean put up an astonishing swim with a fourth-place time and a Belgian record of 22.45 in heat nine, edging out Finland'sMatti Rajakyläby a small fraction of a second. Grandjean failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-eighth overall out of 97 swimmers in the prelims.[11][12]

Grandjean was also selected as a reserve for the Belgian squad at the2012 Summer OlympicsinLondon,but did not compete in the4 × 200 m freestyle relay.His teammatesLouis Croenen,Dieter Dekoninck,Pieter Timmers,andGlenn Surgeloosefailed to reach the top 8 final, finishing only in twelfth place with a time of 7:14.44.[13]

At the2012 European Short Course Swimming ChampionshipsinChartres, France,Grandjean solidified his Belgian team (Timmers,Emmanuel Vanluchene,andJasper Aerents) to take the bronze in the 4×50 m freestyle relay, posting their time of 1:25.60.[14]

References

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  1. ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Yoris Grandjean".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved20 November2012.
  2. ^"Grandjean uitgeschakeld in reeksen 50m vrij"[Grandjean sets off in 50m freestyle] (in Dutch).De Morgen.31 July 2009.Retrieved3 June2013.
  3. ^"Belgian Long Course Championships: Yoris Grandjean Tops Belgian Record".Swimming World Magazine.3 May 2009. Archived fromthe originalon June 5, 2013.Retrieved3 June2013.
  4. ^"Alain Bernard: 'Zonder Yoris ben ik niets'"[Alain Bernard: "Without Yoris, I am nothing" ] (in Dutch).Het Nieuwsblad.16 August 2008.Retrieved3 June2013.
  5. ^"Big Day for United States at World Youth Champs".Swimming World Magazine.25 August 2006. Archived fromthe originalon May 20, 2013.Retrieved3 June2013.
  6. ^"Clary Posts Strong Finish to World Youth Champs".Swimming World Magazine.28 August 2006. Archived fromthe originalon May 13, 2013.Retrieved3 June2013.
  7. ^"Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Freestyle"(PDF).Swimming World Magazine.p. 6.Retrieved9 April2013.
  8. ^"European Championships: Day Four Recap, Results; Alain Bernard Downs 100 Free World Record; Anastasia Zueva, Ioannis Drymonakos Set Euro Records".Swimming World Magazine.21 March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon July 30, 2013.Retrieved3 June2013.
  9. ^"Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 7".Beijing 2008.NBC Olympics.Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2012.Retrieved18 January2013.
  10. ^"OS 2008: Grandjean zwemt Belgisch record 100 meter vrij"[Olympics: Grandjean swims a Belgian record in the 100m free] (in Dutch).De Standaard.12 August 2008.Retrieved3 June2013.
  11. ^"Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 10".Beijing 2008.NBC Olympics.Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2012.Retrieved31 December2012.
  12. ^"Yoris Grandjean zwemt ook op 50m Belgisch record"[Yoris Grandjean also swims a Belgian record in the 50m free] (in Dutch).Het Laatste Nieuws.14 August 2008.Retrieved3 June2013.
  13. ^"Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2".London2012.com.LOCOG.Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2013.Retrieved21 April2013.
  14. ^"Hannah Miley, Rikke Moeller Pedersen set Euro records on last night of Euro Short Course Champs".Swimming World Magazine.25 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 3 February 2013.Retrieved21 April2013.
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