Camille Lacourt

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Full Name:	Camille Lacourt
Born:	April 22nd, 1985
	Narbonne, France
Nationality:	France
Status:	Active

Camille Lacourt Born April 22, 1985 in Nabornne, France Camille Lacourt is an elite backstroke specialist. Standing 6'7", Lacourt's height is beneficial to his sprint backstroke events, and he's been in the spotlight from a young age. Lacourt began swimming at the age of 5, but the time he turned 16, Lacourt was moving up the ranks in French swimming. Lacourt has been married to Valérie Bègue, former Miss France in 2008, since August 2008. The couple has a daughter together, Jazz, who was born in October 2012. Early career Lacourt competed in his first Junior European Championships in 2003, already singling out his speciality, the sprint backstroke events. By the time that he was 18 years old, Lacourt qualified for his first senior national championships, and managed to sneak into a semi-final. In 2005 Lacourt won his first two national titles in France in the 100 and 200-meter backstrokes, and he set records becoming a hopeful face for France's future. Coaching change In 2006 Lacourt decided it was time for a coaching change -- he switched to train with the likes of Philippe Lucas, who also coached Laurent Manaudou. Lacourt immediately saw a higher training regimen, and was more tired, but nonetheless the work was paying off. The following year …

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