2023 French Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Leon Marchand will likely need another sizable drop to top the 200 free podium tonight as 25-year-old Roman Fuchs led the morning heats by two seconds.
Kirpichnikova Snaps 16-Year French Drought with Worlds Qualification in 1500 Free
Anastasia Kirpichnikova snapped a 16-year French drought in the 1500 free just one day after ending a seven-year drought in the 400 free.
Turkish National Record-holder Sanberk Oktar (2024) Verbally Commits to USC
Turkey’s Sanberk Oktar, who won the 200 IM at last summer’s World Junior Championships, will join the USC class of 2028.
Roman Fuchs, Leon Marchand Post Lifetime Bests In 200 Free At French Championships
Leon Marchand already wowed the world with his 200m breast on night 1 of the French Elite Championships and he clocked a 200m free PB during day 2 heats.
Leon Marchand 2:06.59 200 Breast French Record | RACE ANALYSIS
Leon Marchand is getting really good at the thing where we think he is going to swim fast in-season… then he swims faster.
Lithuania’s 14-Yr-Old Tajus Juska Posts 51.13 100 Free Among Multiple Age Records
Lithuania has an emerging teenager in 14-year-old Tajus Juska, with the swimmer wreaking havoc on the nation’s free and fly age records.
World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 1 Of French Elite Championships
A handful of French swimmers made the grade for next month’s World Championships, including national record holder Charlotte Bonnet.
Leon Marchand Swims 2:06.59 200 Breast French Record, #4 Performer All-Time (VIDEO)
Marchand swam over two seconds faster than his previous French record time of 2:08.76, which was clocked last summer at the 2022 Spanish Open.
2023 French Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Leon Marchand will wrap up the first finals session at the 2023 French Championships by taking a crack at his French record in the 200 breast.
Steenbergen Grabs 50 Free/100 Fly Gold To Close Out Dutch Championships
On-fire Marrit Steenbergen finished her Dutch Championships campaign with two more golds and one more personal best in Amersfoort.
Kirpichnikova Becomes 1st Frenchwoman to Qualify for 400 Free Internationally Since 2016
22-year-old Anastasia Kirpichnikova cleared the French qualifying time of 4:09.14 and became the fifth-fastest Frenchwoman of all time in the process.
Tomer Frankel’s 48.18 Personal Best Takes Down Supersuited Israeli 100 Free Record
The final day of the 2023 Israeli Championships saw another national record go down at the hands of Tomer Frankel, this time in the 100m freestyle.
Leon Marchand Clocks 2:09.88 200 Breast Prelim At French Championships
World champion Leon Marchand took on the 200m breast this morning at the French Elite Championships, clocking a heats time of 2:09.88.
Marrit Steenbergen Scorches Personal-Best 52.98 100 Free, No. 4 in World This Season
Marrit Steenbergen now ranks fourth in the world this season behind only Shayna Jack (52.64), Mollie O’Callaghan (52.63), and Siobhan Haughey (52.50).
Denis Loktev Posts 1:46.17 200 Free Israeli National Record
Denis Loktev notched a new national record of 1:46.17 en route to winning gold in the men’s 200m freestyle at the Israeli Championships.
