About Yannick Agnel
Yannick Agnel is a French former competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle events, and is a three-time Olympic medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200-meter freestyle, gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He is the current world record holder in the 400-meter freestyle and the national record holder in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle. At the 2009 European Junior Swimming Championships, Agnel won the 200- and 400-meter freestyle in European junior record times. In April 2010, Agnel set the French record in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:46.35 to beat Amaury Leveaux's record of 1:46.54. He is the current world record holder in the 400-meter freestyle (short course) and the national record holder in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle (long course).
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