Fabien Gilot

2016 French Long Course Nationals in Montpellier: Preview

2016 French Elite Long Course National Championships and Olympic Trials Selection Meet Dates: Tuesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 3,…

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Manaudou, Marseille Sprinters Tune Up in Courbevoie

Florent Manaudou and his teammates from CN Marseille were in Courbevoie over the weekend.

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2016 FFN Golden Tour Camille Muffat – Nice: Preview

Jérémy Stravius, just back from a successful outing in the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, will contest the 50/100/200 freestyle events in Nice.

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Florent Manaudou Commits to the 50-100 Double

Following his world-leading 47.98 in the 100m free at the Christmas meet in Nîmes over the weekend, Marseille’s Florent Manaudou confirmed he will be attempting the 50-100 free double at the 2016 French Olympic Trials in Montpellier.

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Manaudou Responds To Brazilian Sprinters With 47.98 LCM 100 Free

Mr. Manaudou just tied his personal best time in the men’s 100m freestyle while competing in Nimes.

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French Short Course Championships – Video Recap

The French Federation (FFN) released a video recapping some of the highlights of last weekend’s nationals short course championships in Angers, as seen through several races and interviews.

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2015 French Short Course Nationals in Angers to Begin on Thursday

After a difficult week in France, all the stars of French swimming have gathered in Angers for the 2015 French short course (25 meters) national championships. The meet runs from Thursday, November 19 to Sunday, November 22.

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Release of French “Swim Idols” Pin-up Calendar Draws Big Crowd

When swimmers are treated like rock stars: autograph session for the release of the “Idols of the Pool” calendar in France.

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Teaser for French “Swim Idols” Pin-Up Calendar Released

The “making of” teaser video for the 2016 calendar featuring France’s “swimming idols” was released today. Have a peek here.

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Fun Facts Through 4 Days of the 2015 World Championships

Laszlo Cseh has now won a medal at a record 7 different world championships

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Fabien Gilot says France missed USA and Australia in 400 Free Relay Final – Video

After a tsunami hit the preliminaries in the morning, with the non-qualification of the US team for the final, France revalidated the 2013 world title in a time of 3:10.74.

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2015 World Championship Preview: Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

Despite having reigning Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian, the United States might be facing its toughest challenge in years just to make it the podium in the men’s 4×100 free at this year’s FINA World Championships.

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Manaudou Drops a 21.68 in 50 Free; Bousquet and Gilot Make Waves in Melun

Florent Manaudou swam the 3rd-fastest 50 free so far this year at the 5th Annual Meeting of Melun, a regional meet just outside of Paris.

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French Stars Out in Full Force at the Golden Tour in Nancy

The fourth stop on the FFN Golden Tour will hit Nancy this weekend and once again the French contingent of stars looks to be out in full force…

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Amaury Leveaux’s Tell-All Book, “Sex, Drugs, and Swimming” Comes Out on Wednesday

Amaury Leveaux, the Bad Boy of French Swimming, is in the news again. Leveaux, who has held the SCM world…

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