Franck Esposito (born 13 April 1971) La fiche de Franck Esposto, from L'Équipe; retrieved 23 June 2013. is a former World Record holding, and four-time Olympic, butterfly swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics; and won the bronze medal in the 200 Butterfly at the 1992 Olympics.Esposito's entry at sports-reference.com; retrieved 23 June 2013. During his career, he set the short course World Record in the 200 fly four times.
He won a total of four European titles in long course, starting from 1991. Esposito broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) four times.
At the 1991 World Championships, he lowered the French Record in the long course 200 Fly for the first time (1:59.00). He subsequently bettered the record six more times, and as of 2013 still holds the record at 1:54.62 which he swam at the 2002 French Championships (at the time, also a European Record). Record de France de natation messieurs du 200 mètres papillon (trans: French Record progression: men's 200 fly), from French Wikipedia; retrieved 23 June 2013. He also held the French Record in the long course 100 fly from August 1993 to April 2008. Record de France de natation messieurs du 100 mètres papillon (trans: French Record progression: men's 100 fly), from French Wikipedia; retrieved 23 June 2013.
See also Franck Esposito
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External links Personal website: www.franckesposito.fr