Daughter of Dutch Badminton-player Olga Schippers. She is French/Dutch. She is a professional swimmer. Olympic Games of 2004, in Athene, she won 3 medals, one of those gold on the 400 meter free-style, it was the first time French won gold on this swimming-style. 2004 was chosen as best French female athlete. After the Olympic Games, she became 2 time world-champion in 2007. Olympic Games 2008, she won nothing. September 2009 she decided to stop with professional swimming, at the age of 22.
