Yannick Agnel
Yannick Agnel in June 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Squale |
| Nationality | France |
| Born | 9 June 1992 Nîmes, France |
| Height | 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | L'Olympic Nice Natation North Baltimore Aquatics Mulhouse Olympic Natation |
| Coach | Fabrice Pellerin Bob Bowman (2013–2014) Lionel Horter (2014–) |
Medal record | |
Yannick Agnel (born 9 June 1992) is a French former competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle events, and is a three-time Olympic medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200-meter freestyle, gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He is the current world record holder in the 400-meter freestyle (short course), the European record holder in the 800-meter freestyle (short course), and the national record holder in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle (long course).
Agnel's success earned him Swimming World's European Swimmer of the Year award in 2012.