Team Marseille 2012

French swimmer Camille Lacourt, 100m back World Champion in Shanghaï

Camille Lacourt and Jeremy Stravius ​​managed an incredible double win on Tuesday in Shanghai and becoming world champions with victory in the 100mback final, sharing the same time of 52 sec 76/100e.

"Before leaving for Shanghai, we’d said that we’d like to hear ‘La Marseillaise’ (French national anthem) on the winners podium again as we had in Budapest (European Championships 2010)" said Camille Lacourt, 26,  triple European Champion 2010 (100 m/200 m back and 4x100 m medley 4).
"It’s not been easy since the beginning of the competition. I haven’t had the same fitness level as last year but I really wanted to get this medal," said Lacourt.
Not only two French gold winners but also the first French competitors to win gold in the World Championships.

LPG, a Team Marseille 2012 partner, applauds the champions’ performance and wishes them the best of luck for the remainder of the competition.