Yannick Agnel: accused of rape by a 15-year-old minor, several swimmers auditioned – Linternaute.com

AGNEL. Double Olympic champion in London and now a consultant for France TV, Yannick Agnel was arrested on December 9 after an accusation of rape of a minor.

[Mis à jour le 10 décembre 2021 à 09h19] He is one of the figures of French swimming. Yannick Agnel, two-time Olympic champion in London over 200m and the 4x100m relay, is accused of rape of a minor and was taken into custody this Thursday, December 9. According to the prosecutor’s information, the facts go back to the years 2014 -2016 when the swimmer belonged to the Mulhouse club. According to information from The team, not confirmed by the prosecutor, “the complaint was lodged by one of the daughters of Lionel Horter, Yannick Agnel’s coach between October 2014 and August 2016 “. Also according to the media, the young swimmer was 13 years old and Yannick Agnel ten more, at the time of the facts. In the spring of 2016, the Nîmes would have been hosted by the Horter family.Finally, L’Equipe also reveals that several swimmers have been auditioned in recent days before the custody of Yannick Agnel.

Who is Yannick Agnel

Born on June 9, 1992, Yannick Agnel is one of the most successful swimmers in French swimming with two gold medals at the London Olympics in the 200m freestyle and the 4x100m relay and a silver medal in the relay 4×200, but also two world titles in the long course and one in the short course, its specialty being therefore the 200m freestyle.

Yannick Agnel retired

It was just after the Rio Olympics in 2016 that Yannick Agnel from Nîmes retired. The man with two Olympic titles will make this decision after his elimination in the 200m freestyle heats. After resuming his studies by integrating Paris-Dauphine University, Yannick Agnel became a consultant for France Télévisions in 2019.

Yannick Agnel and E-sport

The former swimmer is also very involved in the field of E-sport by becoming sports director of the professional team (MCES), an entity based in Marseille which excels at a high level in games like Fortnite, League of Legends or Clash of clans. For the past few months, he has also been hosting an eSport podcast in partnership with France Info and L’Equipe. Asked by Le Figaro, the ex-swimmer explained that he felt good in this new area. “When I stopped swimming, I focused on the areas that seemed to me to be the right decisions, but I came up against the reality of things: I was not really passionate about my choices. touch the radiator to realize that it was hot. By funnel effect, I analyzed what I really wanted to work in in the future. And I found what suited me, especially with the E -sport.

Yannick Agnel and Jordan Pothain

Considered one of the leaders in Rio, had Yannick Agnel let go of the France team? At the time, when he was engaged in the 4x200m relay, Yannick Agnel forfeited, leaving his team all alone. A difficult choice to cash at the time for Jordan Pothain. “Everyone will have their own opinion. We have been bathed in lies, a lot of lies surrounded this relay.” He even added in an interview to The team that “he was dishonest towards his teammates, the people of the France team and towards me as an individual”. The main party responded to the controversy at a press conference, assuring that he would have swam “suffering or not” if the national technical swimming directorate had not replaced him against his will. “Even at 40 fever, I would have got high, he added. Those who know me know that I have never let go of anyone, nor abandoned anyone, let alone my team.”

What is the shoe size of Yannick Agnel?

The Nîmes swimmer has quite impressive measurements. In addition to his 2.02m (he measured 1.93m at 14) and his 90kg, the London Olympic champion wears a 50.