Sophie Marie Reine Kamoun was born on 8 June 1967 and is a French former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
10 Facts About Sophie Kamoun
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Sophie Kamoun joined the swimming club CS Clichy 92 and saw success in 1983 where she won the French 50 m freestyle and a French relay title.
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Sophie Kamoun enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara and was a student-athlete on the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's swim team.
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Sophie Kamoun competed with the Gauchos from 1987 to 1989 and was named a two-time All-American as part of the Gauchos 200 and 800 freestyle relay teams.
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In 1993, Sophie Kamoun retired from individual swims and was credited with 26 French swimming titles throughout her career.
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Sophie Kamoun later became a communications director at Nike, Inc in France.
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Sophie Kamoun was awarded the Knight rank of the Ordre national du Merite in October 2013.
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Sophie Kamoun has stayed involved with swimming, leading a press agency and working with Charlotte Bonnet, Fantine Lesaffre, Mehdy Metella, and Maxime Grousset.
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Sophie Kamoun has worked to teach children how to swim.
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Sophie Kamoun met Stephen Roche, the 1987 Tour de France winner, at the 2001 Tour de France and they later began a relationship.