2026 FRENCH ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Saturday, June 27th – Thursday, July 2nd
- Piscine Raymond Sommet, Saint-Etienne, France
- LCM (50m)
- French Selection Criteria for European Championships
- Meet Central
- Event Schedule
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- SwimSwam Meet Preview
- SwimSwam Recaps
The 2026 French Elite Championships wrapped up on Thursday, and that means some of the roster is finalized as athletes have done everything they can to qualify.
The final day of competition saw one additional athlete added to the team with Nikita Baez swimming 21.93 in the men’s 50 freestyle to win the event and come in a little more than a tenth under the QT of 22.05.
As a reminder, here is how qualification works:
- The top four swimmers at the meet may be selected to the meet, provided they earn the French qualifying standard in the ‘A’ final at the French Elite Championships
- Subject to availability, athletes who swam qualifying times at the French Junior Championships may be selected to the team
- For the women’s, men’s, and mixed freestyle relays, selection will be proposed for the top four swimmers from the A-final whose combined individual performances meet the required relay time. The times recorded in the heats may be considered to validate the relay time.
Following the 6th day of competition, seven women are locked into qualification along with 10 men. There are also a few provisional qualifiers based on relays along with one potential junior qualifier in Jeanne Lechevalier based on her 50 backstroke performance at the French Junior Championships in May.
On top of Baez’s qualification in the 50 free, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard and Mewen Tomac both added the 100 backstroke to their event lineup.
Women’s Individual Qualifiers
- Bertille Cousson (200 backstroke)
- Beryl Gastaldello (100 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke)
- Marie Wattel (100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 50 freestyle)
- Albane Cachot (50 butterfly)
- Mary-Ambre Moluh (50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle)
- Analia Pigree (50 backstroke, 50 freestyle)
- Pauline Mahieu (100 backstroke)
Men’s Individual Qualifiers
- Leon Marchand (400 IM)
- Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)
- Antoine Herlem (200 backstroke)
- Mewen Tomac (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke)
- Nathan Muratory (200 backstroke)
- Carl Aitkaci (50 breaststroke)
- Sauveur Cristofini (200 freestyle)
- Roman Fuchs (200 freestyle)
- Sacha Velly (1500 freestyle)
- Nikita Baez (50 freestyle)
Women’s Potential Relay Only Qualifiers
- Chloe Braun (400 MR)
Men’s Potential Relay Qualifiers
- Amaury Arbal (400 MR)
- Pierre Largeron (800 FR)
- Neo Dutriaux (800 FR)
Potential Junior Qualifiers
- Jeanne Lechevalier (50 backstroke)
