Cédric Pénicaud (born 27 September 1971 in

Limoges Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...

) is a retired

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from France, who represented his country at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, South Korea. He won a silver medal at the 1991 European Long Course Championships in

Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, as a member of the French relay team in the men's 4 × 100 m medley.

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* French male breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of France 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Limoges Place of birth missing (living people) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Swimmers at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming {{France-swimming-bio-stub