Romain Barnier (born 10 May 1976 in Marseille) is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.

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Romain Barnier

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Full name	Romain Barnier
Nationality	France
Born	(1976-05-10) 10 May 1976 (age 47) Marseille, France
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	Auburn Tigers
Medal record World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle European LC Championships 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 100 m freestyle Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing 100 m freestyle Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 4×100 m freestyle 2005 Almería 100 m butterfly

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After retiring from competitive swimming, he is the head swimming coach of the elite group of the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille.

In 2017, Barnier was given a six-month suspension for anti-doping rules violations.^[1]