The French Federation (FFN) has released the list of swimmers it will take to London for the 33rd LEN European Aquatics Championships from Monday, May 16 to Sunday, May 22, 2016.
The team, named by National Technical Director (DTN) Jacques Fabre based on performances at the French Elite Nationals and Olympic Trials at the end of March, will consist of 11 women and 18 men. There were originally 33 names on the list but one woman (Coralie Balmy) and three men (Jordan Coelho, Damien Joly, and Grégory Mallet) bowed out of the competition. Balmy, Coelho and Joly all train under Franck Esposito at CN Antibes; Mallet is part of the CN Marseille group.
The LEN team is made up of the French team headed to Rio, with a few additions (marked with an asterisk*). Below are the names of the women selected to the team for London:
| Name | Birth year | Club representing |
| Coralie BALMY | 1987 | MONTPELLIER METROPOLE NATATION |
| Charlotte BONNET | 1995 | OLYMPIC NICE NATATION |
| Mathilde CINI | 1994 | VALENCE TRIATHLON |
| Fanny DEBERGHES | 1994 | ASPTT MONTPELLIER |
| Margaux FABRE | 1992 | AQUALOVE SAUVETAGE MONTPELLIER |
| Camille GHEORGHIU* | 1996 | MONTPELLIER METROPOLE NATATION |
| Lara GRANGEON | 1991 | CN CALÉDONIENS |
| Cloé HACHE | 1997 | OLYMPIC NICE NATATION |
| HENIQUE Mélanie | 1992 | AMIENS METROPOLE NAT. |
| Fantine LESAFFRE | 1994 | MULHOUSE ON |
| Anna SANTAMANS | 1993 | OLYMPIC NICE NATATION |
| Marie WATTEL | 1997 | OLYMPIC NICE NATATION |
Béryl Gastaldello, who qualified for the European Championships in four events, was not on the roster.
On the men’s side, the following athletes were selected to compete in London:
| Name | Birth year | Club representing |
| Yannick AGNEL | 1992 | MULHOUSE ON |
| Joris BOUCHAUT* | 1995 | DAUPHINS TOULOUSE OEC |
| Lorys BOURELLY | 1992 | DAUPHINS TOULOUSE OEC |
| Frédérick BOUSQUET | 1981 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Theo BUSSIERE | 1995 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Jordan COELHO | 1992 | STADE DE VANVES |
| Nicolas D’ORIANO | 1997 | DAUPHINS TOULOUSE OEC |
| Fabien GILOT | 1984 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Damien JOLY | 1992 | CN ANTIBES |
| Camille LACOURT | 1985 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Paul LEMAIRE* | 1991 | DAUPHINS TOULOUSE OEC |
| Grégory MALLET | 1984 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Florent MANAUDOU | 1990 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Mehdy METELLA | 1992 | CN MARSEILLE |
| William MEYNARD | 1987 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Clément MIGNON | 1993 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Ganesh PEDURAND* | 1992 | DAUPHINS TOULOUSE OEC |
| Giacomo PEREZ DORTONA* | 1989 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Jordan POTHAIN | 1994 | NAUTIC CLUB ALP’38 |
| Benjamin STASIULIS* | 1986 | CN MARSEILLE |
| Jérémy STRAVIUS | 1988 | AMIENS METROPOLE NAT. |
This is the largest squad to represent France at the LEN championship meet during an Olympic year in recent memory. In 2000 the FFN sent 24 swimmers; in 2004, 27; in 2008, 28; and in 2012, 27.
