Alain Gottvallès
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| Born | March 22, 1942 Casablanca, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 28, 2008 (aged 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alain Gottvallès (22 March 1942 – 28 February 2008) was a French swimmer, born in Casablanca, Morocco.[1] He was world record holder in 100 metres freestyle in 1964, the first swimmer to complete the distance in less than 53 seconds.
He participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he placed fifth in 100 metre freestyle.[2]
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Alain Gottvallès". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Alain Gottvallès". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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