Maxime Grousset Wins 50 Free By 0.01 Ahead Of Florent Manaudou At French Short-Course Championships
Maxime Grousset claimed his third title in two days as he touched 0.01 ahead of Florent Manaudou in the 50 free at the French Short-Course Championships in Angers.
The four-day event serves as qualification for the French team for the European Short-Course Championships in Otopeni, Romania from 5-10 December.
Grousset had already booked two swims at the continental meet following his 100 fly victory in a French record of 49.24 while also taking the 100IM title on the opening evening.
On Friday, the six-time world long-course medallist swam the third-fastest time of his career to go well within the cut of 21.33 in 20.98.
Manaudou – whose national record of 20.26 has stood since the 2014 short-course worlds – was a slither away in 20.99.
Nans Mazellier was third in 21.50.
Age Group Mark For Bricout; Tomac Claims Double
Pacome Bricout broke the French age group record in the men’s 800 free, going 6.52secs inside the cut in 7:35.30.
The 18-year-old, who competes in the 400-800-1500, was a double medallist at the French Elite Championships in June before going on to his first World Championships in Fukuoka where he finished 20th in the 800.
On Friday, he finished ahead of European 1500 bronze medallist Damien Joly (7:36.59) and Logan Fontaine (7:37.44).
Mewen Tomac claimed the 100-200 backstroke double when he won the shorter distance in 49.99 (23.99/26.00) ahead of Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (50.26), the cut standing at 50.76.
Beryl Gastaldello added a slot in the 50 fly to the 100 free she claimed on Friday, well within the cut of 25.54 in 25.09.
Mary-Ambre Moluh was second in 26.30, a day after third in the 50 back.
Gastaldello then anchored an Etoiles 92 mixed medley quartet to victory in 1:41.77.
Victory For Bonnet
Charlotte Bonnet also secured a second swim after winning the 200 free in 1:54.92 – well within the cut of 1:55.15 – a day after booking a slot in the 200IM.
Lucile Tessariol was second in 1:55.33.
Justine Delmas set a French age group record of 1:07.14 as she finished second in the 100m breaststroke behind Lucie Vasquez whose winning time of 1:06.96 was outside the QT.
Olympic bronze medallist Federico Burdisso of Italy won the men’s 200 fly in 1:53.21 with Clement Secchi outside the cut as the first Frenchman home in 1:54.42.
Fantine Lesaffre was a notable absentee from the 400IM with the two-time Olympian having announced her retirement.
Cyrielle Duhamel touched first in 4:35.96 but was 0.70 outside the qualification time.