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| Romain
BERAUD |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
France
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 13 Aug 1988
| | Height | 1.77 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Lyon, FRA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Lagardere Paris Racing: Grenoble, FRA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His mother swam at national level in France, while his father has worked as a swimming coach. His sister Marie is a French actress. (leparisien.fr, 01 Mar 2013; imdb.com, 01 Jan 2013; myvirtualpaper.com, 01 Sep 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His father was a swimming coach at the CN Val Maubuee club. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He completed his first distance swim of 500m at age four. He began swimming more seriously at age 10 at the CN Val Maubuee club in France. He got into open water swimming in 2010 after joining the AAS Sarcelles club and starting to work with coach Gwenael Bordais. |
General Interest |
Other sports |
He represented France in swimming at the 2006 European Junior Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. He has also competed in triathlon at national level in France for Tricastin Triathlon Club. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Oct 2020; trimax-mag.com, 25 Mar 2017; dailynews.openwaterswimming.com, 17 Dec 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
French |
General Interest |
Milestones |
He became the first male swimmer representing France to win an open water World Cup event, following his victory in the 10km race in 2013 in Santos, Brazil. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jun 2018; dailynews.openwaterswimming.com, 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Kinesiology - Lille 2 University of Health and Law: France |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
5 km |
54:43.9 |
| 13 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
10km |
1:50:11.6 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
5km - Team Time Trial |
56:39.8 |
| 7 |
2012 |
Piombino, ITA |
5 km |
55:37.2 |
| 5 |
2012 |
Piombino, ITA |
5km - Team Time Trial |
1:01:43.4 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Eilat, ISR |
5 km |
54:16.3 |
| 20 |
2010 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
5 km |
1:02:16.4 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 20 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:53:39.7 |
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2015 |
Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN |
10km |
DNF |
| 8 |
2015 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:09:02.2 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Nouméa, NCL |
10km |
1:57:24.40 |
| 4 |
2015 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
1:55:16.46 |
| 2 |
2013 |
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10km |
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| 2 |
2013 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
1:53:35.5 |
| 6 |
2013 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
1:56:44.40 |
| 8 |
2012 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
1:57:22.01 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Santos, BRA |
10km |
2:11:43.84 |
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