Lilou Lluís Valette (born 28 July 2006) is Spanish synchronized swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the team event.
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| Full name | Lilou Lluís Valette | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Synchronized swimming | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editLluís was born on 28 July 2006.[1] She grew up in Perpignan, France,[2] and later Madrid, Spain, where she competed at a young age in synchronized swimming for the club CNS Fabio Nelli.[3][4] She later was a member of AD Sincro Retiro.[5] She won an individual silver medal in her age group at the 2021 Spanish Winter Championships and later that year was called up to the youth national team, competing at the European Championships and the Mediterranean Cup.[4][6]
Lluís represented Spain at the 2022 FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships, where she won two gold medals and three silver.[7] In 2023, at age 16, she competed at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup, winning two silver medals including in the solo free event.[7][8] She also won two gold medals – in the free duo and solo events – at the 2023 Spanish national championships.[5]
As of 2024, Lluís was a high school student.[2] She was one of four Madrid natives selected to compete at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, where she participated in two events.[3][7] At the World Aquatics Championships, she helped Spain win the silver medal in the team technical event.[7] She also helped Spain win a gold medal at the 2024 European championships.[9] She was chosen to compete for the Spanish team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, being the youngest member of the team at 17 years old (she turned 18 during the games).[9] At the Olympics, she was part of the Spanish team that won the bronze medal.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Lilou Lluis Valette | Profile". World Aquatics.
- ^ a b López, Carmen (21 July 2024). "El equipo de natación artística: "En nuestro deporte es al revés. Como se asocia a las chicas, estamos luchando por los chicos"" [The artistic swimming team: “In our sport it is the other way around. “As we associate with girls, we are fighting for boys.”]. El País (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "CRISTINA ARAMBULA, LILOU LLUIS, SARA SALDAÑA Y BLANCA TOLEDANO CONVOCADAS PARA EL MUNDIAL DE DOHA" [CRISTINA ARAMBULA, LILOU LLUIS, SARA SALDAÑA AND BLANCA TOLEDANO CALLED FOR THE DOHA WORLD CUP] (in Spanish). Federación Madrileña de Natación. 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b Borda, Víctor (15 March 2021). "Lilou Lluis consigue una plata para el Fabio Nelli en Lloret de Mar" [Lilou Lluis wins a silver medal for Fabio Nelli in Lloret de Mar]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "LILOU LLUIS Y CHIARA LEE GÓMEZ CAMPEONAS DE ESPAÑA DE INVIERNO JUNIOR Y SENIOR PALMA 2023" [LILOU LLUIS AND CHIARA LEE GÓMEZ SPAIN JUNIOR AND SENIOR WINTER CHAMPIONS PALMA 2023] (in Spanish). Federación Madrileña de Natación. 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Lilou Lluis Valette convocada con el Equipo Infantil de Natación Artística para el Campeonato de Europa y la Copa Mediterránea" [Lilou Lluis Valette called up to the Under-13 Artistic Swimming Team for the European Championship and the Mediterranean Cup] (in Spanish). Federación de Castilla y León de Natación. 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Lilou Lluis Valette | Results". World Aquatics.
- ^ "La madrileña Lilou Lluis se lleva la plata en Solo Libre en el World Cup Markam" [Lilou Lluis from Madrid takes silver in Free Solo at the Markam World Cup] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 31 March 2023.
- ^ a b "¿Quiénes son las españolas del equipo de natación artística que han ganado el bronce en los Juegos?" [Who are the Spanish women on the artistic swimming team who have won bronze in the Games?]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 August 2024.
