Muller, Aureli

Aureli Muller (( fr. Aurélie Muller ), born June 7, 1990 , Sargemin ) is a French swimmer who specializes in long-distance swimming in open water. Three-time world champion.

In 2006, she won the World Youth Championships in the 1,500-meter freestyle. Participant of the 2008 Olympic Games ^[1] .

In 2008, she entered the French Olympic team to participate in the Beijing Olympics , thanks to her 9th place in the 10 km swim at the World Open Water Championship in Seville ^[2] . In the Olympic race for 10 kilometers she took the final 21st place out of 24 athletes, losing in the end about 2 minutes to the winner Larisa Ilchenko . ^[1] .

In 2011, at the World Championships in Shanghai , she won the silver medal in the 5 km race, losing less than a second at the finish spurt of the Swiss swimmer Swann Oberson ^[3] .

In 2012, she tried to qualify for the Olympic national swimming team in the discipline of 1,500 subway freestyle, however, she could not overcome the selection standard - 8.33.84 ^[4] .

In 2015, at the World Championships in Kazan , she won the gold award in the 10 km swim ^[5] .

In 2017, Aureli performed excellently at the World Championships in Budapest : the Frenchwoman became the first at a distance of 10 kilometers ^[6] , then became twice a silver medalist at a distance ^[7] , and the next day won the gold medal in the mixed relay team of France 4x1.25 km ^[8] .