Franck Esposito

Franck Espostio
Personal information
NicknameTitou
Nationality France
Born (1971-04-13) 13 April 1971
Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubCN Antibes
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
1998 Perth200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
1993 Palma200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
1991 Athens200 m butterfly
1997 Seville200 m butterfly
1999 Istanbul200 m butterfly
2002 Berlin200 m butterfly
1993 Sheffield200 m butterfly
2002 Berlin4×100m medley
2004 Madrid100 m butterfly
2004 Madrid4×100m medley
1997 Seville100 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
2003 Dublin200 m butterfly
Mediterranean Games
1993 Narbonne200 m butterfly
1997 Bari100 m butterfly
1997 Bari200 m butterfly
2001 Tunis100 m butterfly
2001 Tunis200 m butterfly

Franck Esposito (born 13 April 1971 in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a former World Record holding, and four-time Olympic, butterfly swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics; and won the bronze medal in the 200 Butterfly at the 1992 Olympics. During his career, he set the short course World Record in the 200 fly four times.

He won a total number of four European titles in long course, starting from 1991. Esposito broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly (short course) four times.

At the 1991 World Championships, he lowered the French Record in the long course 200 Fly for the first time (1:59.00). He subsequently bettered the record six more times, and as of 2013 still holds the record at 1:54.62 which he swam at the 2002 French Championships (at the time, also a European Record). He also held the French Record in the long course 100 fly from August 1993 – April 2008.