Remembering Camille Muffat

by Retta Race 1

March 09th, 2016 Europe, International, News

Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of Camille Muffat, the French Olympian who earned gold in the women’s 400m freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics.

Muffat was a three-time Olympic medalist and former World Record Holder who retired somewhat abruptly in 2014 at just the age of 24. She was en route to film a reality TV series in Argentina when the helicopter in which she was riding collided mid-air with another, resulting in her untimely death at 25 years old. Two other French sports figures, five members of the production staff and two Argentine pilots also perished in the tragic accident.

 

As remembrance, below is Muffat’s most successful individual Olympic appearance, her gold medal-winning, Olympic Record-setting 400m race from London.

 

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Leonardo Gonelli
8 years ago

I remember Camille Muffat and i can tell i cry into my heart for this girls, a model of fine look and her umans quality, her picture is live in my memory and relive everyday in souls of Italian common people with deep love. I want remember Camille with the Company of Flying lieutenant Giorgio Alessio, Death in the sky by plane for collided with another plane of his team aerobatic patrol in a air show, at only 31 years old, in the 1988, only one year was born Camille Muffat.
I remember this dates for hall of fame of two specials peoples:

Camille Muffat legend of water races (Nice 28/10/1989 – Villa Castelli 09/03/2015)

Giorgio Alessio 1st left… Read more »

About Retta Race

Former Masters swimmer and coach Loretta (Retta) thrives on a non-stop but productive schedule. Nowadays, that includes having earned her MBA while working full-time in IT while owning French 75 Boutique while also providing swimming insight for BBC.

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