Frederick Bousquet

Find news about Frederick Bousquet and check out the latest Frederick Bousquet pictures. Frédérick Bousquet (born April 8, 1981 in Perpignan) is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He is the current holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set in April 26, 2009 at the final of the French...more

Find news about Frederick Bousquet and check out the latest Frederick Bousquet pictures. Frédérick Bousquet (born April 8, 1981 in Perpignan) is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He is the current holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set in April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships. Since the record was swum in a banned, performance enhancing suit it remained in limbo whether the record stood until FINA approved it in July following a modification of his suit. He is the first swimmer to go under the 21-second mark on the distance. He previously held the record in the 50 m short course in a time of 21.10, set in 2004 at the Men's NCAA Division One Swimming and Diving Championships, for over two years.

Bousquet swam at Auburn University from 2001-2005. In 2005, his senior year and final year of competition, he won the 50-yard freestyle in NCAA and U.S. Open record time of 18.74, shattering the previous record of 19.05 set by Tom Jager in 1990. Bousquet is the first man ever to swim the 50-yard freestyle in under 19 seconds, and under 21 in the LC 50-meter freestyle.

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