Aurélie Fanchette
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Seychelles |
| Born |
20 September 1997 Victoria, Seychelles |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Aurélie Fanchette (born 20 September 1997[1]) is a Seychellois swimmer.[2]
Personal life
Fanchette was born on 20 September 1997 in Victoria, Seychelles. As of 2012, Fanchette attends an international school in Seychelles where she has classes in French and English.
Swimming career
Fanchette is a swimmer, who participates regularly at competitions in the Seychelles. At her school, she has a choice of two pools to train in, a 25m pool and a 50m Olympic pool. She is coached by Barnsley Albert and Annette Monthy.
Fanchette was third overall at the Shrone Austin Victoria Open Championship with 72 points.[3] Fanchette was also a participant in a recent Ironwoman competition which involved swimming, canoeing and running. She won with two other young swimmers, Clara Omath and Felicity Passon with a time of 20 minutes, 40.3 seconds.[4]
Fanchette was one of two wildcard entries into At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 35th overall in the heats in the Women's 200 metre freestyle and failed to reach the semifinals. At just 14, Fanchette was one of the youngest competitors at the Games.
References
- ↑ "Aurelie Fanchette". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ "Aurelie Fanchette". London2012.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Index". Virtual Seychelles. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Tough, exciting competitions on Regatta weekend". Nation.sc. Retrieved 24 July 2013.