Esther Baron

Esther Baron (born 6 February 1987)^[1] is a retired French swimmer. She had her best achievements in the 200 m backstroke event: gold medals in the European Championships of 2006, long course and short course, silver medal at the 2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships and fourth place at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships.^[2] While winning the short course championship in 2006 she set a new European record.^[3]

Esther Baron

Personal information
Born	(1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 38) Cholet, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	EP Manosque CN Melun-Dammarie (2004–2006) Canet 66 natation (2006–2008) CN Marseille (2008–2009)
Medal record Representing  France European Championships (SC) 2006 Helsinki 200 m backstroke 2007 Debrecen 200 m backstroke European Championships (LC) 2006 Budapest 200 m backstroke Mediterranean Games 2005 Almeria 200 m backstroke

She retired from competitions in September 2009. After obtaining a diploma of sport educator she worked as a swimming coach for children at SP Manosque, the club where she learned swimming herself. She is also involved in local politics with the party of Christophe Castaner in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.^[4]