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| Lara
GRANGEON |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
France
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 21 Sep 1991
in Nouméa, NCL |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
AAS Sarcelles Natation 95: France |
Why this sport? |
Her older sister had already started swimming. She tried other sports but was best at swimming. "When I am in the water I love the feeling of challenging myself." |
Name of coach |
Philippe Lucas [personal], FRA, from 2020 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She first swam at a baby swimmers class at six months old. She began to focus on open water swimming in 2016. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, French, Spanish |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She sustained an injury in November 2020, but was still able to compete at the following month's French National Championships in Saint-Raphael. (la1ere.francetvinfo.fr, 06 Jan 2021, 13 Dec 2020)
Following the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she injured her shoulder and missed almost a year of training. (n1nside.fr, 03 Apr 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2011 Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia, and the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (interviewsport.fr, 29 Sep 2021; femmedesport.com, 26 Oct 2021) |
Famous relatives |
Her sister Alexandra Grangeon has competed in modern pentathlon at national level. (insep.fr, 18 Dec 2015; stade-montois.org, 01 Jan 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Always faster, higher, stronger." (lecrampon.com, 03 Feb 2019) |
Other information |
COACHING CHANGES
In September 2019 she decided to stop swimming at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France, and began training under Damien Cattin-Vidal at the Vikings de Rouen club. "I learnt a lot of things at INSEP, and I trained to perform at my best. But I was not listened to there, and that was what I was really looking for." In July 2020, after the Olympic Games in Tokyo were postponed, she changed coach again and joined Philippe Lucas' training group based in Montpellier. She had previously worked with Lucas in 2018. "I'm still 100% focused on the Games. I want to do all I can to perform there and I think that Philippe is the ideal person for me to achieve that." (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 16 Dec 2019; lequipe.fr, 28 Jul 2020)
SWITCH TO OPEN WATER
She competed in the pool at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, but in 2016 she began competing in open water swimming. "I've always loved to swim [in the pool], but after two Olympic Games, I felt like I had done that discipline and wanted to try something else. I've always liked swimming in open water, so I said, 'Let's give it a go'." (lecrampon.com, 03 Feb 2019; swimswam.com, 16 Jul 2019)
LEAVING NEW CALEDONIA
She was born in Noumea, New Caledonia, but left at age 14 to pursue her swimming career. "It was not easy to leave my family, my friends. But afterwards I knew that it was the only solution to compete at a high level. My parents always supported me in my choices and New Caledonia helped me too. I really wanted to progress and go as far as I could in swimming and I knew it could only happen if I gave myself the means. For that I had to leave because at the time there was no setup there for sport studies. Now there is a centre in New Caledonia and the government there is making a lot of effort for New Caledonian sport." (lecrampon.com, 03 Feb 2019)
FURTHER STUDIES
Following her studies at the University of Perpignan in France, she has also earned a business administration degree from the EDHEC Business School. She also holds a master's degree in management of sports organisations and services from Aix-Marseille University. (LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2021; edhec.edu, 26 Jul 2016) |
Other sports |
She has also competed in pool swimming internationally, including at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Sep 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Montpellier, FRA |
Higher education |
Sports Science - University of Perpignan: France |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Food, dancing, music, sport, travelling, spending time with friends and family. (Twitter profile, 17 May 2021; femmedesport.com, 26 Oct 2021) |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (interviewsport.fr, 29 Sep 2021) |
Awards and honours |
She was the flag bearer of the New Caledonia representation at the 2011 Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia. (interviewsport.fr, 29 Sep 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
She trains up to five hours a day in the pool, split over two sessions, for a total of up to 10 sessions per week. She also has three strength training sessions per week, each lasting up to one hour. She combined her training with running sessions. |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:43.98 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Butterfly |
2:09.69 |
| 18 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
400m Individual Medley |
4:44.28 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:40.98 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Butterfly |
2:08.67 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:13.50 |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:47.41 |
| Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:46.93 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Butterfly |
2:11.78 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:29.56 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Butterfly |
2:04.91 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
400m Individual Medley |
4:42.92 |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Butterfly |
2:12.86 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
400m Individual Medley |
4:44.61 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Individual Medley |
2:16.68 |
| 8 |
2012 |
Debrecen, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:53.98 |
| Semifinal |
2012 |
Debrecen, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:15.79 |
| 10 |
2010 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Butterfly |
2:10.15 |
| 6 |
2010 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:14.25 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
400m Individual Medley |
4:35.41 |
| 6 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
1500m Freestyle |
16:09.03 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
200m Butterfly |
2:04.31 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:28.77 |
| 2 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Butterfly |
2:03.85 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:27.31 |
| 4 |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.39 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:24.04 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
100m Individual Medley |
1:01.05 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
| 3 |
2010 |
Eindhoven, NED |
400m Individual Medley |
4:30.93 |
| 15 |
2010 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Individual Medley |
1:02.18 |
| 17 |
2010 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Individual Medley |
1:02.22 |
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2010 |
Eindhoven, NED |
400m Freestyle |
DNS |
| 8 |
2010 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Butterfly |
2:11.96 |
| 3 |
2010 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.22 |
| 15 |
2009 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.60 |
| 8 |
2009 |
Istanbul, TUR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.23 |
| 9 |
2009 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Individual Medley |
1:00.28 |
| 13 |
2008 |
Rijeka, CRO |
200m Butterfly |
2:10.74 |
| 15 |
2008 |
Rijeka, CRO |
100m Individual Medley |
1:02.09 |
| 11 |
2008 |
Rijeka, CRO |
400m Individual Medley |
4:38.88 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
800m Freestyle |
8:37.26 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Butterfly |
2:16.84 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:44.70 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Butterfly |
2:14.02 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
800m Freestyle |
8:42.12 |
| 3 |
2010 |
Stockholm, SWE |
400m Individual Medley |
4:36.29 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
25km |
5:08:21.2 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:54:50.0 |
| 9 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km |
58:01.5 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km - Team Relay |
54:37.1 |
| 13 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
25km |
5:33:12.0 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
25km |
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| 2 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
25km |
4:54:58.4 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
5km |
58:56.4 |
| 9 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
10km |
1:59:21.8 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
5km - Team Relay |
54:18.7 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km |
57:25.6 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
1:57:22.0 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
25km |
5:19:42.9 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km - Team Relay |
52:46.7 |
World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 11 |
2023 |
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10km |
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| 30 |
2023 |
Funchal, POR |
10km |
1:59:20.7 |
| 21 |
2023 |
Golfo Aranci, ITA |
10km |
1:58:16.2 |
| 11 |
2023 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:01:47.7 |
| 35 |
2021 |
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10km |
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| 4 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:58:30.2 |
| 18 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:01:43.5 |
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2020 |
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10km |
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| 15 |
2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:57:16.3 |
| 19 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 3 |
2019 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
2:01:41.10 |
| 42 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 12 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:00:39.7 |
| 12 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:02:34.1 |
| 36 |
2017 |
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10km |
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| 21 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:54:07.6 |
| 13 |
2017 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
2:02:23.7 |
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