Chloe Sauvourel

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Chloé Sauvourel
Chloé Sauvourel (2017 - Budapest Championnat du monde).jpg
Chloé Sauvourel at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest
Personal information
NationalityCentral African Republic
Born (2000-06-18) June 18, 2000 (age 21)
Nantes, France
Height1.66 m (5.4 ft)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamFlorida International University

Chloé Sauvourel (born 18 June 2000) is a swimmer from the Central African Republic.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle event; her time of 37.15 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals. She was the flagbearer for her country at the Parade of Nations.

Early life[]

Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel was born on June 18, 2000, in Nantes, France.[2]

Swimming career[]

Sauvourel competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Tatarstan. She finished seventh in the second heat on 8 August, with a time of 46.55 seconds, which did not qualify her for the following round[3]

Olympics[]

She arrived at the Olympic village on August 1, while her father stayed elsewhere in the city.[4] Sauvourel was selected as the flagbearer for the Central African Republic's contingent in the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[5] She later said when asked show she felt, "Something very strong, it was a magical moment! I thank also the Central African trusting me! It was a real pride to wear the colors of my country!"[4]

Sauvorel swam in the second heat on August 12, finishing sixth in the heat and 85th overall with a time of 37.15 seconds. This was outside of the qualifying time required to reach the following round.[6] She later explained that she felt her prospects were reduced after becoming stressed about competing the day before her swim. She said that she hoped that it was "only the beginning of a beautiful story", as she had reduced her personal best time by seven seconds since the previous championship.[4]

World Championships[]

In 2019, she represented Central African Republic at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event.[7] She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[7] In 2019, she also represented Central African Republic at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[8] She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Swimming SAUVOUREL Chloe - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ Barclay, Simon (2015). 16th World Aquatics Championships – Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index. Silverthorn Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-326-60053-2.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Redon. Le témoignage de Chloé, nageuse, en direct de Rio". Ouest-France (in French). August 14, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
David Boui 		Flagbearer for  Central African Republic
2016 Rio de Janeiro

2020 Tokyo
with
Francky Mbotto

Succeeded by
Incumbent
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