2025 FRENCH ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Saturday, June 14th – Thursday, June 19th, 2025
- Prelims at 8 am local (2 am ET)/Finals at 6 pm local (Noon ET)
- Montpellier, France
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With French Nationals wrapping up today, France has officially announced their 28-person roster for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
Composed of 10 women and 18 men, the roster has two less athletes than the 2024 Paris Olympics roster which had a more even distribution of 14 women and 16 men.
Leon Marchand highlights the men’s roster, though he did not compete this week and earned his qualifications through the Longhorn Elite Invite back in May.
Maxime Grousset is another major name on the men’s roster, and he had an exceptional Nationals, winning four titles and setting two national records in the 50 and 100 butterfly events.
On the women’s side, Olympic silver medalist Anastasia Kirpichnikova had a strong meet, earning three national titles in the 400, 800, and 1500 freestyle events. She did not swim under the French Qualifying Time in the 800 free this week, but is under the AQUA ‘A’ cut during the qualifying period and could still compete the event at Worlds.
There are some “new” athletes on the roster this summer, who did not make the Paris Olympic Team. Cyrielle Duhamel, on the women’s side, earned two qualifications of her own with her event wins in the 200 IM and 400 IM. She has competed internationally before, but missed qualification last summer. Albane Cachot is a brand new face, qualifying for her first senior international team as a relay swimmer.
The men’s roster has seven new faces, including Jérémie Delbois and Pierre Goudeneche who will be competing in the breaststroke events after Delbois briefly held the national record in the 50.
French Women’s Qualifiers
- Albane Cachot
- Cyrielle Duhamel
- Beryl Gastaldello
- Marina Jehl
- Anastasia Kirpichnikova
- Pauline Mahieu
- Mary-Ambre Moluh
- Analia Pigree
- Lilou Ressencourt
- Marie Wattel
French Men’s Qualifiers
- David Aubry
- Nikita Baez
- Jérémie Delbois
- Ethan Dumesnil
- Rafael Fente-Damers
- Roman Fuchs
- Pierre Goudeneche
- Maxime Grousset
- Antoine Herlem
- Damien Joly
- Yann Le Goff
- Leon Marchand**
- Nans Mazellier
- Yohann Ndoye-Brouard
- Corentin Pouillart
- Mewen Tomac
- Clement Secchi
- Antoine Viquerat
**qualified through Longhorn Elite Invite
Anyone have any actual idea what he’s swimming and not random people acting like they know?
Probably not, and it’s possible that even he hasn’t decided yet.
https://www.lequipe.fr/Natation/Actualites/Leon-marchand-aligne-sur-200-m-4-nages-400-m-4-nages-200-m-brasse-et-200-m-papillon-aux-mondiaux-a-singapour/1571381
A one man team.
50.11 in the 100 fly says what?
France is also a strong competitor in men’s 4×100 medley. You can’t swim the relay with one man.
You know there,s a lot of these types of posts in the comments section.France had 3 individual medal winners.Out of 195 countries in the world only 2 had more than 5.China had5,Canada and GBR had 4.So the people who say France is a 1 man team or Canada is a 1 woman team are just not very knowledgeable.Its the nature of the sport.If 2 or 3 swimmers win 4 or more medals there,s not that much left for everybody else.So what??
I was actually thinking the exact opposite. French men’s roster is sneaky good and going to be getting better with these young guns developing. Plus with Bowman’s involvement and coaching of some.
So what’s Marchand gonna swim
1500 backstroke
Regan needs to work on the final 15 meters
anything he wants!
whatever Bob wants him to swim, you mean.
The same events that in Paris. 200 fly, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM. No freestyle. And two relays. 4×100 medley and 4×200 freestyle.
I agree, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he swam the 200 or 400 fr in Indianapolis.
Perhaps 100 Breast, the Day 1 and 2 (to see the evolution of Viquerat and Delbois)
Because it’s too early and too close for the freestyle 😉
Confirmed? Thought 2IM and 2breast conflicted
Ya 2breast semis are immediately before 2IM final. He’ll have to choose
Wasn’t there a article here saying the conflict had been resolved for him.
and for relay 4×200 men too.
Here : https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-eliminates-mens-200-im-final-200-breast-semifinal-back-to-back-for-2025-worlds/
Too bad for any other swimmers with conflicts? It’s like in the cricket where everyone bows down to keep India happy. (Due to ratings and money)
1500 BR sub 17:00
Marchand will swim his normal events?
He will probably experiment a bit this yeat
Nope. No experimentation this year.
Yes the same that in Paris. No freestyle. Plus two relays.