Mélanie Henique

Mélanie Henique (born 22 December 1992) is a French competitive swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 50 metre butterfly at the 2011 World Championships and a silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

Mélanie Henique
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1992-12-22) 22 December 1992
Amiens, France
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubAmiens Métropole Natation
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  France
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 50 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Melbourne4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Doha4×50 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2010 Budapest50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen4×50 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2019 Glasgow4×50 m mixed freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara50 m butterfly
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Monterrey50 m butterfly

Career

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, held in Shanghai, China, Henique achieved a time of 25.86 seconds in the final of the 50 metre butterfly and won the bronze medal, finishing 0.15 seconds behind gold medalist Inge Dekker of the Netherlands.[1]

Henique qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] At the Olympic Games, held in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she tied Simone Manuel of the United States for eleventh place in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 24.63 seconds.[3]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Henique won the silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly with a time of 25.31 seconds, finishing less than four-tenths of a second behind gold medalist Sarah Sjöström of Sweden and one-hundredth of a second ahead of bronze medalist Zhang Yufei of China.[4][5][6]

Personal life

In 2014, she was 55th on Brigitte Fouré's list for the municipal elections in Amiens.[7]

In 2015, being openly lesbian, she was a victim of a homophobic attack in Amiens, suffering from a broken nose and forcing her to withdraw from the French Swimming Open.[8]

References
  1. "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50m Butterfly (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "France Names 27 Swimmer Roster For 2021 European Swimming Championships". SwimSwam. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle". ESPN. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. FINA (24 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. Bruna, Eric (24 June 2022). "Elle est belle l'histoire : Mélanie Hénique savoure sa médaille d'argent aux Mondiaux de natation" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. "Mondiaux de natation : Mélanie Henique s'offre l'argent derrière l'intouchable Sarah Sjostrom" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. "Amiens Municipal Elections: Brigitte Fouré's list is Revealed" (in French). Courrier Picard. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. Wee, Darren (7 July 2015). "France swimmer suffers broken nose in anti-gay attack". Gay Star News. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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