Muffat died in the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of 10 people, including champion sailor Florence Arthaud and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine. Camille Muffat: French Olympic gold medallist had gone on reality TV show for more 'exciting' challenge before Argentina helicopter crash 'I don’t want people to remember me just as a … It makes the boys laugh. 2020 - All rights reserved, Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final | London 2012 | Great Olympic Moments, USA's Schmitt sets Olympic 200m Freestyle record | London 2012 Replays, France's Muffat battles USA's Schmitt to win gold | London 2012 Replays. Earlier that same year she had set 200-m and 400-m world textile swim records (representing the fastest time by a swimmer not wearing a high-tech suit), and the following November she set 400-m and 800-m short-course world records. 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I said to myself that I wouldn’t go very far with the medley and that it was time I stuck to the front crawl.”. In so doing, she became the fourth French swimmer to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. Who were Camille Muffat, Alexis Vastine and Florence Arthaud? Camille Muffat, swimmer: born Nice 28 October 1989; Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur; died La Rioja, Argentina 9 March 2015. That’s what makes me want to keep going every day.”. Muffat first came into the spotlight in 2005, upon beating fellow Frenchwoman Laure Manaudou in the 200-metre individual medley event at the French National Championship, in Nancy, also breaking the French national record, which Manaudou also held. However, after a strong start to her career, her results in the medley events started to fade, and Muffat felt like she could not sustain her pace well enough to achieve her goals by swimming the medley. Camille Muffat est une nageuse française, née le 28 octobre 1989 à Nice et morte le 9 mars 2015 à Villa Castelli en Argentine. The highlight of her career was winning gold in the 400 free at the 2012 London Olympics, where she also added a silver medal in the 200 free and a bronze in the 4×200 free relay with France. The French newspaper Le Figaro estimated that for the year 2013, it should be close to €500,000. At the end of the year, she had her first victory in senior competitions, by winning the 200-metre individual medley and taking bronze in the 400-metre individual medley event at the 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. This article was originally published in the Britannica Book of the Year, an annual print publication that Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. [1] Swimming for the Olympic Nice Natation club, she specialised in the individual medley and the free style events. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. de Londres. A month later, at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, Muffat would take her first world title, by winning the 200 m freestyle event, defeating Katie Hoff of the United States and Kylie Palmer of Australia. The sporting world was plunged into mourning a few days later, when she was killed in a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of nine other people, among them the yachtswoman Florence Arthaud and Alexis Vastine, who won a bronze in the boxing at Beijing 2008. She was also the third French athlete overall to win three Olympic medals at a single edition of the Olympic Games. At the World Championships Muffat took two bronze medals, in the 200 m and the 400 m freestyle events. At the European Championships in Budapest, Muffat arrived as the favourite to take gold at the 200 m individual medley, declaring to the press that the gold medal is her objective in that event. Stepping up her training regime, Muffat vowed to push on and set the fastest 200m and 400m times in the world in 2012. In 2005 she beat Manaudou – whose gold-silver-bronze haul at the Athens Olympics in 2004 she would eventually match – at a 200m medley event at Nancy, and seemed destined to follow her into the annals of French sport. Camille Muffat was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. Muffat, a powerful swimmer who stood a towering 1.83 m (6 ft), began training in the pool at age 11, under the grueling tutelage of her coach, Fabrice Pellerin. In 2007, for the first time Muffat took part in a World Championship, held in Melbourne, Australia, reaching semifinals in the 400 m medley. She was 25. Only months later, she would again win the 200-metre individual medley event at the European Junior Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary. Muffat qualified to enter three events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On the same day, the French 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team also finishes second in the final when Muffat, who was anchoring the French relay, got overtaken by another Hungarian swimmer, Evelyn Verrasztó. ), was one of her country’s brightest stars in the sport of swimming until she abruptly announced her retirement in 2014 at the age of 24. At that year's European Championships, however, she failed to qualify for the 200 m freestyle final, and finished fifth in the 400 m. At the 2014 French Championships in Chartres, a qualifying event for the 2014 European Championships, Muffat won four titles, taking gold in the 100 m, 200 m and 400 m freestyle, as well as in the 100 m butterfly. Muffat won gold in the 400 metres freestyle in London, setting a world record and beating the American Allison Schmitt by a wafer thin 0.32 seconds in the hotly disputed final, while Rebecca Adlington finished third for Great Britain. [2], Media related to Camille Muffat at Wikimedia Commons, "French Olympians filming reality TV survival show killed in helicopter crash in Argentina", https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camille_Muffat&oldid=6045487, Sportspeople from Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Pages using Infobox sportsperson with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. Paris opens manslaughter investigation over deaths, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Her performance at the 2013 World Championships, however, were below expectations,[8] with Muffat taking home the bronze medals, in the 200 m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. "I couldn't allow myself to fail. In March 2012, at the French Championships in Dunkerque, Muffat won the 400 m freestyle event by breaking Laure Manaudou's French record, established in 2006. As a result, she changed her swimming profile, switching to the freestyle events, at the suggestion of her coach Fabrice Pellerin.[5]. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. [12], Muffat's agent, Sophie Kamoun, refused to disclose details concerning the income earned by Muffat in commercial endorsements. Her time of 4:01:13 was the world's fastest of the year at the time, and earned her a berth in that year's Olympic Games. At the age of 12 she teamed up with swimming coach Fabrice Pellerin, the man who would eventually take her to the top of the sport. Du nom de cette nageuse française, née en 1989 à Nice, championne olympique du 400 mètres nage libre aux J.O. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won gold in the 400-meter freestyle, silver in the 200-meter freestyle and bronze in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? “I’ve done everything I dreamed of doing,” said the 24 year old, in explaining her decision. [9], On 9 March 2015, as a part of a group of sports stars participating in the French reality TV show Dropped, Muffat was killed along with nine other people when two helicopters collided in mid-air during filming in northwestern Argentina. Two days later Muffat held off Australia’s Bronte Barratt, the USA’s Missy Franklin and Federica Pellegrini of Italy to take silver behind runaway winner Schmitt in the 200m freestyle. She was flying in a helicopter that collided with another chopper for the show, killing ten people, including Muffat and French Olympic boxing medalist Alexis Vastine. I can see that it really is a different level. provides an overview of the year’s most-notable people and events. She came into her own four years later at the 2012 London Olympics, winning a gold in the women’s 400-m freestyle (in an Olympic-record time of 4 min 1.45 sec), a silver in the 200-m freestyle, and a bronze in the women’s 4 × 200-m freestyle relay. "They do your hair and your make-up." 8,564 Followers, 164 Following, 228 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Camille Muffat (@camillemuffat) Muffat was trained as a medley swimmer who was particularly gifted in the breaststroke and crawl styles, which are the closing disciplines in the medley. Camille Muffat C'est ainsi que le centre aquatique s'appellera. Camille Muffat (French pronunciation: [ka.mij myfa]; 28 October 1989 – 9 March 2015) was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. Meet extraordinary women who dared to bring gender equality and other issues to the forefront. Muffat died in the helicopter crash that … Her career ran from 2005 to 2014. "My body could have taken another 10 years of training and competition but I wanted to be the mistress of my own destiny," she told L'Equipe. She also won two medals (silver and bronze) at the Long-Course Europeans in 2008 and 2010. She died in the Villa Castelli helicopter collision, at age 25, during the filming of French TV reality show Dropped for the TF1 network. In 2011, Muffat repeated the feat of winning all four distances (100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m) at the French Championships in Strasbourg, thus also qualifying in all events for that year's World Championships, in Shanghai, China. In March 2008, Muffat won her first medal as a senior, long-course international event, by taking bronze at the 200-metre individual medley at the European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. From overcoming oppression, to breaking rules, to reimagining the world or waging a rebellion, these women of history have a story to tell. October 8, 1774, Paris) were famous for their designs of chandeliers, chests, andirons, and ornamental mounts for various pieces of furniture. The very next day, the Frenchwoman joined forces with Charlotte Bonnet, Ophélie-Cyrielle Etienne and Coralie Balmy to win bronze in the 4x200m freestyle final behind the Americans and the Australians. The highlight of her career was winning gold in the 400 free at the 2012 London Olympics, where she also added a silver medal in the 200 free and a bronze in the 4×200 free relay with France. After the World Championships, Muffat decided to cut down on her training routine temporarily, and took a gold, a silver and a bronze at the 2013 French Short Course Championships in Dijon. Unlike most articles on Britannica.com, Book of the Year articles are not reviewed and revised after their initial publication. Under Pellerin's guidance, Muffat dedicated herself to an extensive training programme, which included training on Sundays for a year before the 2012 Olympic Games. Muffat was the 200 IM gold medalist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. "I didn't want to spend the rest of my life in a swimming pool." Camille Muffat (French pronunciation: [ka.mij myfa]; 28 October 1989 – 9 March 2015) was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. On the first day of the 2008 French national championships, a qualifying event for that year's Olympic Games, Muffat and Joanne Andraca tied in the 400 m individual medley (IM) in a new French record of 4:38.23. Muffat also won silver in the 200m freestyle, coming second to Schmitt, and bronze in the 200m freestyle relay, when Schmitt powered the US to gold ahead of the Australian and French foursomes. Lontoosta hän saavutti kolme mitalia, joista kultaa 400 metrin vapaauinnista. In her signature 400 m freestyle event, however, she finished a disappointing seventh in the final. She also took silver in the 50 m freestyle. In doing so, she become only the third French female athlete to win three Olympic medals at the same Games, matching the achievement of track and field star Micheline Ostermeyer at Helsinki 1952 and Manaudou at Athens 2004. She first gained international attention in 2005 when she upset French champion Laure Manaudou in the 200-m individual medley at a competition in Nancy. Her father, Guy Muffat was a physical therapist and her mother, Laurence, was a nurse. Two days later, she would also finish 4th in the 200 m freestyle event, which was won by Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini. Later, at the 2008 European Short Course Championships, held in Rijeka, Muffat finished second in the 400-metre freestyle, bested by her countrywoman and former Olympic relay teammate, Coralie Balmy. Camille Muffat (28 October 1989 (birth time source: Marc Brun) – 9 March 2015) was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? He keeps telling us to move and to close the gap on the boys. The French swimmer Camille Muffat won three medals at the 2012 London Olympics, equalling the achievements of her one-time rival Laure Manaudou and finally fulfilling the promise she had shown as a teenager. [6] Choosing the latter, Muffat improved her results in freestyle swimming, taking first place in all distances (50 m, 100 m, 200 m and 400 m) at the following French Championships, at Chartre, where she also broke the French record in the 100 m freestyle event. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) in English Literature from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and an M.A. Camille Muffat started out primarily in individual medley but later turned to mid-distance freestyle races. Then, on 12 July 2014, she announced that she would be retiring from competitive swimming. [Camille Muffat (1:55.51); Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78); Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05); Coralie Balmy (1:56.15)]. In April 2013, at the French Championships in Rennes, she won the 400 m freestyle event for a third consecutive time, while also winning the 100 m and 200 m freestyle events, which qualified her for all three events at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. I now realise that these four minutes for the 400m freestyle changed the rest of my life.". "I was finally mature enough to become an Olympic champion," she said in 2013. Muffat began studying for a degree in economics after high school, but left school to concentrate on her swimming. Muffat received a science baccalaureate, but her intensive training schedule compelled her to drop out of business school; she credited the stress as a contributing factor in her early retirement. Camille Muffat, French swimmer (born Oct. 28, 1989, Nice, France—died March 9, 2015, near Villa Castelli, La Rioja province, Arg. [4], Upon finishing high school, she pursued a degree in economics, during which time she swam under a high-performance athlete studying system. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Camille Muffat (28 Oct 1989–9 Mar 2015), Find a Grave Memorial no. She eventually dropped out of school in order to pursue her swimming career.[4]. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, however, Muffat only qualified for the final of the relay, where the team finished fifth. In 2013 she was appointed to the French Legion of Honour. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. In doing so, Muffat became France’s fourth Olympic swimming champion, following in the footsteps of Jean Boiteux at Helsinki 1952, Laure Manaudou at Athens 2004 (both of whom won 400m freestyle golds) and Alain Bernard at Beijing 2008, in the 100m freestyle. Swimming for the Olympic Nice Natation club, she specialised in the individual medley and the free style events. At the end of competition, Muffat had qualified for the 200- and the 400-metre individual medley events at the Olympics, and clinched a berth in the French team for the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Camille Muffat started out primarily in individual medley but later turned to mid-distance freestyle races. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. In December 2006, she attained her first international podium, at the European Short Course Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, Golden day for France - London 2012 - Swimming, London 2012 - No shortage of excitement on day 2. At the 2010 French Championship, in Saint-Raphäel, she wins both the 200 m individual medley event and the 400 m individual medley event, finishing second to Coralie Balmy in the 200 m freestyle event. However, following her triumph in London and her award of the Legion of Honour, she made the most of the endorsements for sportswear and food supplements as well as the media opportunities that came her way. Two days later, she won gold at the 200-metre individual medley by breaking Laure Manaudou's French record. Melinda Shepherd received a B.A. Muffat in London in 2012 with her 400 metres freestyle Olympic gold medal, Camille Muffat: Swimmer who won gold, silver and bronze medals for, Dramatic footage shows moment two aircraft collide, Muffat had gone on reality TV show for more 'exciting' challenge. She retired from competitive swimming in July 2014. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. However, on 12 July 2014, before the European Championships, she announced her retirement from competitive swimming at age 24, during an interview to the French newspaper, L'Équipe. On both the 200- and 400-metre individual medley events, she finished in fifth place. Camille Muffat est une nageuse française, née en 1989 à Nice, championne olympique du 400 mètres nage libre aux J.O. After earning a science baccalaureate, Muffat dropped out of business school to concentrate on swimming. "I was a capricious child, a fussy eater," admitted Muffat, the middle of three siblings, who inherited the drive of her physiotherapist father.
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