Alain Gottvallès

Athlete

1942 –

69

Who is Alain Gottvallès?

Alain Gottvallès was a French swimmer, born in Casablanca, Morocco. 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.

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Born
Mar 22, 1942
Died
Apr 19, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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