Maxime Grousset Goes 51.71 For 100 Fly PB In Rennes; Charlotte Bonnet Consigns Super-Suited 50 Breast Record To History
Maxime Grousset delivered a 51.71 PB in the 100 fly and Charlotte Bonnet toppled the national 50 breast mark that had stood since the 2009 super-suit era in the final prelims session of the French Championships in Rennes.
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- Leon Marchand Goes Fourth All-Time In 200 Breaststroke With 2:06.59 In Rennes
- Day 2 Prelims Wrap
- Mewen Tomac Blasts 52.87 For 100 Back Title In Rennes
- Day 3 Prelims Wrap
- Maxime Grousset Rattles 100 Free Rankings With 47.62 Blast
- Day 4 Prelims Wrap
- Charlotte Bonnet Sets French 100m Breaststroke Record In Rennes
- Day 5 Prelims Wrap
- Florent Manaudou Wins 50 Free In 21.62 In Rennes
Grousset has been on scorching form this week in Rennes, going 47.62 to win the 100 free before booking a second swim in the 50 on Thursday evening when he was second in 21.78 behind Florent Manaudou’s 21.62.
He returned on Friday morning to split 24.07/27.64 to take 0.01 off his PB of 51.72 from the Giant Open in March with Stanislas Huille (52.47) and Charles Rihoux (52.49) next home.
Two-time European medallist Mehdy Metella – owner of the top 22 times in French history headed by the national record of 50.85 – is also through, the 30-year-old clocking 53.11 for sixth.
Charlotte Bonnet: Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
Bonnet lowered the national 100 breaststroke mark to 1:07.54 on Wednesday, hours after setting a new record of 1:07.76.
On Friday she returned to take 0.14 off Sophie de Ronchi‘s 30.96 that had stood since the 2009 French Championships amid the super-suited era.
Florine Gaspard of Belgium leads the way into Friday’s final in 30.75.
Mewen Tomac will attempt a clean sweep of the backstroke events, leading the way in the 50 in 25.08 having already taken the 100 and 200.
Yohann Ndoye Brouard – on the team for Fukuoka in the 100 – was next through in 25..35 with Max Berg third in 25.50.
Anna Egorova headed the 200 free prelims in 1:59.83 ahead of 100 winner Marie Wattel (2:00.59).
Fantine Lesaffre heads the women’s 400IM in 4:43.34, the French record-holder having already qualified in the short medley in Rennes.