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Alex Jany
	Alex Jany at the 1947 European Swimming Championships in Monaco
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Charles Sixte Jany
Born	5 January 1929; Toulouse, France
Died	18 July 2001 (aged 72); Marseilles, France
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Dauphins du TOEC, Toulouse ; CRS Marseille
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing France
Olympic Games
European Championships
Mediterranean Games

Alexandre Charles Sixte "Alex" Jany^[1] (5 January 1929 – 18 July 2001) was a French freestyle swimmer and water polo player. As a swimmer, he competed in 100–400 m events at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, alongside his sister Ginette Jany-Sendral, and he won bronze medals in the 4 × 200 m relay in 1948 and 1952. In 1948 he placed fifth-sixth in the individual 100 m and 400 m events; he won those events at the 1947 and 1950 European championships, setting world records in both in 1947. At the 1960 Olympics he competed only in water polo and placed ninth.^[2] In 1977 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.^[3]

He won the 1946 ASA British 'Open' National Championship 100 metres freestyle title.^[4]

References

^ "Alex Jany". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022. Full name: Alexandre Charles Sixte "Alex" Jany
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Jany". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ "ALEX JANY (FRA) 1977 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ ""Amateur Swimming Championships." Times, 19 Aug. 1946, p. 8". Times Digital Archive. 19 August 1946. p. 8. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022. 100 YARDS MEN'S FREE STYLE CHAMPIONSHIP.-A. Jany (Dauphins du T.O.E.C.). 52sec. (British record)