What is Amélie Fricot?
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Amélie Fricot | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = French | national_team = | strokes = [[backstroke]] | club = [[Cercle Amical des Nageurs de Paris]]<br>[[Club des Nageurs de Paris]] | coach = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | show-medals =yes | medaltemplates = }} '''Amélie Fricot''' was a French competitive [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Paris]] during the 1920s and early 1930s. She was specialized in the [[backstroke]] and became multiple times national champion and national record holder. Manson was a member of [[Cercle Amical des Nageurs de Paris]] and from 1930 of [[Club des Nageurs de Paris]].<ref name=Velez>{{cite web|last=Velez|first=Anne|url=https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00608847/PDF/TheseVELEZ.pdf |title= LES FILLES DE L’EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)|work=Université d’Angers|date=2010|via=tel.archives-ouvertes.fr|access-date=10 November 2022|language=fr}}</ref> ==Biography== Her first main competition she competed in was in 1925 at the championships of [[Paris]]. The next year she won the bronze medal at the national championships in the 5x 50 metre freestyle relay. In 1927 she won the 66 metre backstroke and 400 metre freestyle at swimming competitions at the championships of Cercle Amical des Nageurs de Paris. At the championships of Paris and at the national championships she finished in fourth place in the 100 metre backstroke. On 20 August she participated in the gala meeting in honor of [[Marcel Brun]] and won the 100 metre backstroke in a time of 1:51.4.<ref name=Velez /> In July 1928 she became natinal champion at the {{ill|France 100m backstroke swimming championships |fr|Championnes de France de natation en bassin de 50 m du 100 m dos}} and the same month she a