Analia Pigrée

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Analia Pigrée
Personal information
National teamFrance France
Born (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 20)[1]
Cayenne, French Guiana
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClubCanet 66 Natation[3]
Medal record

Analia Pigrée (born 31 July 2001) is a French Guianese swimmer who competes internationally representing France. She is the French record holder in the 50 metre backstroke, in both long course and short course, and the short course 100 metre backstroke. At the 2021 European Short Course Championships she won a silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke and a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke.

Background[]

Pigrée was born 31 July 2001 in Cayenne, French Guiana.[1][3] One of the swimmers Pigrée was inspired by growing up was Malia Metella.[4]

Career[]

2021[]

At the French Championships held in Chartres, France in June 2021, Pigrée broke the French record in the 50 metre backstroke, set in 2018 by Béryl Gastaldello, with a time of 27.81 seconds in the prelims heats on 18 June.[3][5] In the final of the 50 metre backstroke later the same day, she lowered her own French record by over two-tenths of a second to 27.59 seconds.[3][5][6] About six weeks later, at the 2021 Spanish Summer Open Championships in Las Palmas, Spain, Pigrée set a new French record in the 50 metre backstroke on 3 August with a time of 27.39 seconds.[1][7]

2021 European Short Course Championships[]

2021 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 50 m backstroke 26.08
Bronze medal – third place 100 m backstroke 56.40 (NR)

In the semifinals of the 50 metre backstroke at the 2021 European Short Course Championships, held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia, Pigrée swam a personal best time of 26.05 seconds, which advanced her to the final of the event ranked first.[8] In the final of the event on 5 November, Pigrée won the silver medal in a time of 26.08 seconds, finishing behind Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands.[9][10] About the outcome, Pigrée said to Swimming World, "First international competition, first final and first medal. This is just insane! This race was really close to my heart and really wanted to represent France well."[4] For the 100 metre backstroke, Pigrée swam a time of 56.40 seconds in the final of the event, which earned her the bronze medal and broke the former French record of 57.16 seconds set by Laure Manaudou in 2008.[11][12][13] At the end of the Championships, when swimmers were ranked by their best individual performance at the Championships in terms of points earned for one swim, Pigrée ranked as the number five female competitor for her swim of 26.05 seconds in the semifinals of the 50 metre backstroke, which earned her 949 points and was rewarded with €12,000.[14]

2021 World Short Course Championships[]

For the 2021 World Short Course Championships at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in December, Pigrée entered to compete in the 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre backstroke individual events.[2][15] On the first day of competition, Pigrée ranked 19th in the prelims heats of the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 58.63 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[16] In the prelims heats of the 4×50 metre medley relay on day two, Pigrée split a 24.72 for the freestyle leg of the relay, helping achieve a time of 1:48.49 and rank of ninth overall.[17] Pigrée swam the anchor leg on the 4×50 metre mixed freestyle relay in the prelims heats as well, helping advance the relay to the final ranked sixth with her split of 24.30 seconds.[18] For the finals relay, Marie Wattel substituted in for Pigrée and the relay placed sixth.[19] On the fourth day, Pigrée swam a 26.39 in prelims heat seven of the 50 metre backstroke, tied Maaike de Waard of the Netherlands and both swimmers qualified for the semifinals ranking fifth.[20] In the semifinals Pigrée ranked fifth with a time of 26.07 seconds and qualified for the final.[21] For the final of the 50 metre backstroke Pigrée set a new French record with a time of 25.96 and placed fourth overall, finishing one-tenth of a second behind bronze medalist Louise Hansson of Sweden.[22] Day six, the final day of competition, Pigrée helped qualify the 4×50 metre freestyle relay team to the final ranking sixth, splitting a 24.74 for the third leg of the relay.[23] She anchored the relay in 24.43 in the final, helping achieve a seventh-place finish.[24]

Personal best times[]

Long course metres (50 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Notes Ref
50 m backstroke 27.39 2021 Spanish Summer Championships Las Palmas, Spain 3 August 2021 NR [7]
100 m backstroke 1:00.46 2021 Spanish Summer Championships Las Palmas, Spain 4 August 2021 [1]
Legend: NR – French record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course metres (25 m pool)[]

Event Time Meet Location Date Notes Ref
50 m backstroke 25.96 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 20 December 2021 NR [22]
100 m backstroke 56.40 2021 European Short Course Championships Kazan, Russia 6 November 2021 NR [11]
Legend: NR – French record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

National records[]

Long course metres (50 m pool)[]

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 50 m backstroke 27.81 h 2021 French Championships Chartres 18 June 2021 Former [3][5]
2 50 m backstroke (2) 27.59 2021 French Championships Chartres 18 June 2021 Former [3][5][6]
3 50 m backstroke (3) 27.39 2021 Spanish Summer Open Championships Las Palmas, Spain 3 August 2021 Current [1][7]

Legend: h – heat

Short course metres (25 m pool)[]

No. Event Time Meet Location Date Status Ref
1 100 m backstroke 56.40 2021 European Short Course Championships Kazan, Russia 6 November 2021 Current [11][12][13]
2 50 m backstroke 25.96 2021 World Short Course Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 20 December 2021 Current [22]

See also[]

References[]

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  14. ^ Dornan, Ben (9 November 2021). "Szabo, Shymanovich, Kirpichnikova Top SC Euros Rankings, Earn €25,000 Each". SwimSwam. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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  16. ^ FINA (16 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  17. ^ FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  18. ^ FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  19. ^ FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  20. ^ FINA (19 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  21. ^ FINA (19 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 50m Backstroke Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b c FINA (20 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 50m Backstroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  23. ^ FINA (21 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  24. ^ FINA (21 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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