Franck Esposito

Franck Esposito (born 13 April 1971 in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a former World Record holding, and four-time Olympic, butterfly swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics; and won the bronze medal in the 200 Butterfly at the 1992 Olympics. During his career, he set the short course World Record in the 200 fly four times.

Franck Espostio
Personal information
NicknameTitou
Nationality France
Born (1971-04-13) 13 April 1971
Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubCN Antibes
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
1998 Perth 200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
1993 Palma 200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
1991 Athens 200 m butterfly
1997 Seville 200 m butterfly
1999 Istanbul 200 m butterfly
2002 Berlin 200 m butterfly
1993 Sheffield 200 m butterfly
2002 Berlin 4×100m medley
2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly
2004 Madrid 4×100m medley
1997 Seville 100 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
2003 Dublin 200 m butterfly
Mediterranean Games
1993 Narbonne 200 m butterfly
1997 Bari 100 m butterfly
1997 Bari 200 m butterfly
2001 Tunis 100 m butterfly
2001 Tunis 200 m butterfly

He won a total number of four European titles in long course, starting from 1991. Esposito broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) four times.

At the 1991 World Championships, he lowered the French Record in the long course 200 Fly for the first time (1:59.00). He subsequently bettered the record six more times, and as of 2013 still holds the record at 1:54.62 which he swam at the 2002 French Championships (at the time, also a European Record). He also held the French Record in the long course 100 fly from August 1993 – April 2008.

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