Coralie Balmy (born 8 June 1987) is a French freestyle swimmer. Balmy was born in La Trinité, Martinique. She won her first senior title at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in

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in the 4 × 200 m relay freestyle. At the same Championships she won the silver medal in the 400 m freestyle with the time of 4:04.15, all-time fourth fastest behind Federica Pellegrini's world record. At the

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, she finished fourth in the 400 m freestyle final. On 6 December 2008 she set the world record for the 200 m freestyle (short course) at the French National Championships in Angers, France in a time of 1:53.16. At the

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her 4 × 200 m freestyle team won the bronze medal in a time of 7:47.49. The split times:

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(1:55.51); Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78); Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05); Coralie Balmy (1:56.15). *Achievements *2007: SC European Championships ** 3rd 200 m freestyle (1:54.43) *2008: LC European Championships ** 1st 4×200 m freestyle (7:52.09) ** 2nd 400 m freestyle (4:04.15)

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* * * * * 1987 births Living people Martiniquais swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics French people of Martiniquais descent People from La Trinité, Martinique World record setters in swimming French female freestyle swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for France Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21st-century French sportswomen {{Martinique-sport-bio-stub

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