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French breaststroker Lucien Vergnes has signed a National Letter of Intent with Arizona State University. He will make the move from Toulouse to Tempe for the 2024-25 school year, joining his former teammate from Dauphins Toulouse OEC, the Sun Devils’ superstar, Léon Marchand.
Vergnes won the 200 breast at the French Elite Short Course Championships last month, going a personal-best time of 2:05.61 but just narrowly missing the French standard for European Championships selection (2:05.53). He also placed 3rd in the 100 breast, 6th in the 50 breast, 3rd in the 100 IM, and 8th in the 200 IM, and earned PBs in the 50/100/200 breast, 100/200 IM, and 50 free (leading off a relay).
Best SCM times:
- 50 breast – 27.50 (24.77)
- 100 breast – 58.63 (52.81)
- 200 breast – 2:05.60 (1:53.15)
- 100 IM – 53.80 (48.46)
- 200 IM – 2:00.08 (1:48.18)
- 50 free – 22.82 (20.55)
In long course, Vergnes won the European Juniors crown in the 200 breast in 2022 (2:13.02) and the European U23 crown this summer (2:10.04). He finished 3rd in the same event at French Elite Nationals in June, coming to the wall in 2:11.19 behind Marchand (2:06.59) and Antoine Marc (2:09.68).
Best LCM times:
- 100 breast – 1:01.51 (53.61)
- 200 breast – 2:10.04 (1:53.54)
- 200 IM – 2:02.15 (1:47.16)
- 400 IM – 4:29.55 (3:57.07)
Vergnes will join future Sun Devils #16 Tolu Young, “BOTR” Jacob Pins, “BOTR” Michael Hochwalt, Bryce Rohr, and Leo Verschooten next fall. ASU will join the Big 12 Conference in 2024, just as Texas leaves for the SEC. Vergnes’ converted 200 breast time is only about 1.3 seconds off what it took to score at NCAAs last season.
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Bob’s milkshake brings all the boys to Tempe
And they’re like it’s better than yours
He could teach you but he’ll have to charge
does this give off marchand vibes for no reason or just me
Did you forget that Leon was an Olympic finalist before he ever stepped on ASU campus?
that was exactly my point it gives me leon vibes for no reason even though leons on a different level
Leon going to the Olympics happened between the time he signed with ASU and when he came to ASU. Remember Coach Bowman and the Luciens’ French coach are very close personally so it is likely the two coaches know more about his potential than is apparent to us outside observers.
i mean, it is still possible for Lucien to final in the olympics next summer before starting school at ASU
Depends on what event they are converting, 200 SCM or 200 LCM.
Using the SwimSwam Swimulator Conversion Tool, the 2:10.04LCM converts to 1:51.46.
Carles Coll Marti, Virginia Tech, swam 1:51.44 in prelims last year and qualified 8th.
Anyone want me to pull the conversions for them?