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| David
AUBRY |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
France
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 08 Nov 1996
in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FRA |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Martigues, FRA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Montpellier Mediterranee Metropole UC Natation [3MUC Natation]: France |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He sustained a broken left wrist at the start of the 2021/22 season. He was sidelined for six weeks before returning to training in November 2021. (ffnatation.fr, 10 Dec 2021)
After sustaining a shoulder injury in 2020, he returned to training in September that year but opted not to compete in that month's French national championships in Jablines. He reinjured the shoulder in early 2021 as a result of over-training and returned to competition in February. (lequipe.fr, 26 Sep 2020; ffnatation.fr, 27 Sep 2020, 05 Feb 2021; rmcsport.bfmtv.com, 12 Mar 2021)
In March 2019 he suffered a shoulder injury, which did not prevent him from competing during that season. (ffnatation.fr, 23 May 2019)
He sustained a shoulder injury in 2018 which kept him out of competition for seven weeks. (lequipe.fr, 18 Nov 2018) |
Other sports |
He has represented France in swimming. He won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, and competed in the 400m and 800m freestyle events at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lequipe.fr, 18 Nov 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 13 Dec 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He had practised triathlon since age seven before taking up open water swimming in high school. |
Name of coach |
Philippe Lucas [personal], FRA, from 2015 |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
French |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Philippe Lucas. (midilibre.fr, 16 Apr 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Other information |
OLYMPIC DISAPPOINTMENT
He was disappointed with his performance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he claimed 28th and 29th-place finishes in the pool and was unable to complete the 10km open water event. "It was a horrible period for me, a bad experience. Sure, it was my first Olympics but frankly I say that due to my physical and mental conditions it would have been better for me not to have gone to Tokyo. I was a shadow of myself and I even got bronchitis in Tokyo. It was a mess. As I was swimming the 10km, I was suffocating. I had to abandon the race because I could not breath." (ffnatation.fr, 10 Dec 2021)
FROM OPEN WATER TO THE POOL
At the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, he finished 10th in the men's 10km open water event and a week later he won bronze in the pool in the 800m freestyle. "Two years ago I watched the world championships on TV. I never thought that one day I would be swimming at this level. My first world championship final [800m] and first medal. It's unbelievable. Normally, the pool swimmers come and try the open water. For me it was the opposite, I first had good results in open water and now I have started improving in the pool. [But] I have always dreamt of becoming an Olympic champion in 10km." (ouest-france.fr, 25 Jul 2019)
ADMIRATION FOR COACH
He has a special admiration for coach Philippe Lucas, with whom he has worked in Narbonne, Montpellier and Martigues in France. "Philippe is an incredible coach, I love him. He has such a personality, such a mentality. He's a guy who prefers more training than competition and I am a little bit like him. I love to break my times at training. Without him I wouldn't have achieved all my results. He's someone who always motivates you." (midilibre.fr, 16 Apr 2019; ffnatation.fr, 10 Dec 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 28 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
3:55.01 |
| 29 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:00.16 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
1500m Freestyle |
14:44.85 |
| Heats |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
3:46.40 |
| 8 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:56.63 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
1500m Freestyle |
14:44.72 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
800m Freestyle |
7:42.08 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:23.44 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
3:42.62 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:36.51 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
800m Freestyle |
8:14.25 |
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2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
800m Freestyle |
DNS |
| 14 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
1500m Freestyle |
15:15.61 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Freestyle |
3:49.87 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
1500m Freestyle |
14:21.78 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
800m Freestyle |
7:30.32 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
1500m Freestyle |
14:25.66 |
| 7 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Freestyle |
3:39.99 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
1500m Freestyle |
15:13.14 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Budapest, HUN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:23.13 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
6km - Team Relay |
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| 10 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:48:05.1 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km - Team Relay |
54:37.1 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
1:52:01.9 |
| 17 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
5km |
55:28.5 |
| 11 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
5km - Team Time Trial |
56:50.9 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 15 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
25km |
5:06:03.1 |
| 12 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
1:49:52.0 |
World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 49 |
2023 |
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10km |
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| 15 |
2023 |
Funchal, POR |
10km |
1:45:21.8 |
| 27 |
2023 |
Golfo Aranci, ITA |
10km |
1:49:10.6 |
| 19 |
2022 |
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10km |
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| 8 |
2022 |
Eilat, ISR |
10km |
1:46:54.2 |
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2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
DNS |
| 16 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 2 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:52:42.5 |
| 8 |
2017 |
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10km |
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| 3 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:45:55.0 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
1:58:25.36 |
| 22 |
2016 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:48:15.80 |
| 28 |
2015 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
1:59:26.28 |
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