Gilles Rondy
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Gilles Rondy is an Olympic and European Champion swimmer from France
. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics
, and won the 2006 European Championships in the 25 km open water event.
He has also swum the English Channel
on September 9, 2004 in a time of 7 h 54 mins.
He was a member of the 2008 French Olympic team
, swimming the 10 km race
in Beijing.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics
France at the 2008 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:- Diving:MenNo CompetitorsWomen- Swimming:France will be represented by 35 swimmers, including Alain Bernard and Laure Manaudou.MenWomen- Synchronised Swimming:...
, and won the 2006 European Championships in the 25 km open water event.
He has also swum the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
on September 9, 2004 in a time of 7 h 54 mins.
He was a member of the 2008 French Olympic team
France at the 2008 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:- Diving:MenNo CompetitorsWomen- Swimming:France will be represented by 35 swimmers, including Alain Bernard and Laure Manaudou.MenWomen- Synchronised Swimming:...
, swimming the 10 km race
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre
The men's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the program at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...
in Beijing.