Magali Rousseau
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 France |
| Born |
10 March 1988 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | Canet 66[1] |
| Coach | Philippe Lucas[1] |
Magali Rousseau (born March 10, 1988 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[2] She is a member of Canet 66 in Canet-en-Roussillon, and is coached and trained by Philippe Lucas.[1] Rousseau is also the daughter of three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer Michel Rousseau (1968, 1972, and 1976).[3][4]
Rousseau qualified for the women's 200 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:10.07 from the Olympic trials in Dunkirk.[5] She challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including top medal favorites Natsumi Hoshi of Japan and Liu Zige of China. Rousseau rounded out the field to seventh place by 0.39 of a second behind Hungary's Emese Kovács, outside her entry time of 2:13.12. Rousseau failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-eighth overall in the preliminary heats.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "France Olympique Profile – Magali Rousseau" (in French). French Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Magali Rousseau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ Lord, Craig (8 June 2012). "Bernard 100 WR: First Sub-47 Man - 46.94 Suit Debut". Swim News. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Michel Rousseau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ "Championnats de France de natation: victoire d'Alain Bernard sur 100m libre" [French Swimming Championships: Alain Bernard takes victory over 100m freestyle] (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 December 2012.