- Amaury Leveaux
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername=Amaury Leveaux
imagesize=130px
caption = Amaury Leveaux on winning the silver medal in the 50m at the 2008 Olympics
fullname = Amaury Leveaux
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nationality = FRA
strokes = Freestyle, Butterfly
club =Mulhouse ON
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birthdate = birth date and age|1985|12|2
birthplace =Belfort ,France
deathdate =
deathplace =
height = height|m=2.04
weight = convert|96|kg|lb
medaltemplates=Amaury Leveaux (born
December 2 ,1985 ) is a Frenchswimmer fromBelfort [cite web|url=http://www.europeanchampionships.org/Eindhoven2008/docs/50-Fly-M.pdf|title=50-Fly-M|publisher=LEN|date=31 March 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-31] . He currently holds the 200 m freestyle (long course) national record. He also holds the European record in the 50 m freestyle (long course).At the French national championships, Leveaux managed to qualify for the
2008 Summer Olympics in the 50 m and 200 m freestyle events. Finishing fifth in the 100 m, he also qualified for the 4x100 m freestyle relay team. He set an Olympic record in the 100 m freestyle in the heats of the relay after leading off. France finished second in the final and Leveaux thus won a silver. Later in the week, Leveaux set an Olympic record in his preliminary 50 m freestyle heat with a time of 21.46 seconds. In the final of that event, he swam even faster (21.45 seconds) but finished behindBrazil 'sCésar Cielo Filho to take the silver medal.References
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