Lucas Henveaux (born 25 September 2000), is a Belgian competitive

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who specializes in freestyle events. He is the son of André Henveaux and Els Gitsels. His father is a swimming coach at Liege Natation, a club he founded on May 12, 1987. His younger sister, Camille Henveaux, is also a swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle at the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships in

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. In 2023 also, he qualified for the 400 m freestyle at the

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* 2000 births Living people Belgian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Belgium Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics People from Liège Swimmers from Liège 21st-century Belgian sportsmen Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) California Golden Bears men's swimmers {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub