Kiki Caron
Christine "Kiki" Caron (born 10 July 1948 in Paris) is a French former backstroke swimmer. She won the silver medal in 100 m backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She also participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics where she was the first woman to carry the French flag at the opening ceremony.[1] During her swimming career she won 29 national swimming titles.[2] Her elder sister Annie was also a swimmer and competed at the 1960 Olympics.[3]
 Christine Caron in 1966 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's swimming | ||
Representing  France | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1964 Tokyo | 100 m backstroke |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1966 Utrecht | 100 m backstroke |
After retiring from swimming she acted in two films: Le lys de mer (1969) and Violentata sulla sabbia (1971).[4] In 1998, Caron was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[5] In 2005, she was named Chevalier de la Legion of Honour.[2] During the next year she published an autobiography titled Kiki with a preface written by Johnny Hallyday.[6]
References
- "Laura Flessel pique le drapeau". Metro (in French). 14 May 2012.
- "Rencontre avec Kiki". chubilleau.com (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kiki Caron". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- Kiki Caron. imdb.com
- "Christine "Kiki" Caron (FRA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- Christine Caron (2006). Kiki. Jacob-Duvernet. ISBN 978-2-84724-132-7.
