Stéphane Debaere

Stéphane Debaere

Personal information
Born	Papeete, French Polynesia
Sport
Country	French Polynesia
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's swimming Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay 2015 Port Moresby 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay 2015 Port Moresby 4 × 100 m Medley relay 2015 Port Moresby 50m Freestyle 2015 Port Moresby 100m Freestyle 2015 Port Moresby 50m Breaststroke 2015 Port Moresby 50m Butterfly 2007 Apia 50m Breaststroke 2007 Apia 100m Breaststroke 2007 Apia 4x100m Free Relay 2007 Apia 4x200m Free Relay 2007 Apia 4x200m Medley Relay 2007 Apia 5K Open Water Representing  France France Swimming Championships 2011 Angers 50m Breaststroke

Stéphane Debaere (born 1 January 1989) is a French Polynesian swimmer and model.

Debaere was born in Papeete. He began to swim in his hometown then left at the age of 14 for metropolitan France, where he completed his secondary studies in Talence, Gironde.[1]

At the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, he won silver in the 50m Breaststroke, 4x100m Free Relay, 4x200m Free Relay, 4x200m Medley Relay, and 5K Open Water, and bronze in the 100m Breaststroke. At the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, he won 3 gold and 4 silver medals.[2][3][4]

In February 2016, he won the Tahiti Infos ATN Challenge.[5] He subsequently organised the "Tahiti Swimming Experience" competition in October 2016.[6][7] At the French Swimming Championships in 2016, he broke the French Polynesian record for the 100m freestyle.[8]

References

1. "Natation : deux champions dans la piscine Pater". La Depeche de Tahiti. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
2. Sylver Yagi (9 July 2015). "Tahiti men dominate Day 3 of swimming". Loop PNG. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
3. "Ryan Pini grabs 3rd gold". Loop PNG. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
4. "Pini wins fourth gold". Loop PNG. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
5. "Stéphane Debaere remporte le Tahiti Infos ATN Challenge" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
6. "Natation – Tahiti Swimming Experience : Interview exclusive de Stéphane Debaere" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
7. "Tahiti Swimming Experience Attracts Many of the Sport's Biggest Stars". SwimSwam. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
8. "Stéphane Debaere bat le record de Polynésie du 100 m nage libre en France" (in French). Polynésie1. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2023.