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FRENCH CAMILLE LACOURT BECAME WORLD CHAMPION 50 M BACKSTROKE AFTER A TOUGH YEAR

GOLDEN MEDAL FOR A GOLDENBOY


Camille Lacourt Backstroke Training (Source: Courtesy Florent Manaudou)
Camille Lacourt Gold Medal 50m Backstroke
(Source: Courtesy of Camille Lacourt)
USPA NEWS - Camille Lacourt became world champion in the 50m backstroke Sunday, giving France its fourth gold medal in Kazan Basin. Camille Lacourt was the favorite and he made it despite his health issues. He signed in this final the best world performance of the year (24 "23).
Camille Lacourt Backstroke World Champion
Source: Courtesy of Camille Lacourt
CAMILLE LACOURT WINS HIS FOURTH MEDAL AND BECOME WORLD CHAMPION IN 50M BACKSTROKE----- Camille Lacourt took Kazan to add three medals to his global collection that now counts in September by winning the 50m backstroke on Sunday, he became the first French to retain a world title from Manaudou in 2007. And looking further ahead. Camille Lacourt has declared to the newspaper world "Even young people say I marked the swimming" . This is the third individual world title of his career. See also article (FRENCH CAMILLE LACOURT WINS SILVER MEDAL BACKSTROKE 100M CHAMPIONSHIP IN KAZAN A VICTORY OVER HIS ILLNESS - See more at: http://www.uspa24.com/bericht-4742/french-camille-lacourt-wins-silver-medal-backstroke-100m-championship-in-kazan.html#sthash.ussIh5RR.dpuf His famous coach Philippe Lucas, declared Camille Lacourt: "He was released technically ready, he is strong in his head, for now is that the bonus It marks its territory by defeating two swimmers in the 100m." . Despite a difficult year, marked by his illness which causes a major surgical operation, Camille Lacourt was therefore deprived of weeks of training, unlike its healthy competitors.
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Great courage welcomed by other athletes and experts in this field, for this extraordinary athlete who proves that anything is possible, despite health problems. The vulnerability of Lacourt was converted into an "iron mental" strength, enabling him to win and gain three successive titles.Indeed, he had shared the victory in the 100m back with Jeremy Stravius in 2011 in Shanghai, and he won the gold medal in Barcelona, and even doubled this year, since he was part of the sacred French relay 4x100m freestyle. Last week, Camille Lacourt already won the silver medal in swimming in the 100m before winning a second gold medal, on Sunday for the final day of the World Championships Kazan. Camille Lacourt has not only managed to retain the title of world champion, but proves that one should never give up, nor let it go ... especially in a swimming pool championship ...(With France televisions)
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