Fabien Gilot

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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France Releases Official List of Qualifiers for Kazan

Jérémy Stravius will represent France in Kazan this summer, along with 14 other men and 14 women. It is the largest female contingent France has had in recent years.

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2015 French Long Course Nationals in Limoges: Day Four – Top 4 Men’s 100 Free Among World’s Fastest; Gastaldello Breaks Record

Jérémy Stravius of Amiens won the 100 free, the most anticipated -and exciting- race of the day, with 48.50 to qualify for Kazan.

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2015 French Long Course Nationals in Limoges: Women Outshine Men on Day One

French butterflier Marie Wattel, from Olympic Nice Natation, won the 100 fly with 58.35.

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2015 French Long Course Nationals in Limoges: Fan Guide

The brand new Aquapolis complex in Limoges will host the 2015 French Long Course National Championships.

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FFN Golden Tour: International Stars Out in Force for Third Stage in Marseille

Nathan Adrian, Natalie Coughlin, and Anthony Ervin will join the Europeans at the Marseille stage of FFN’s Golden Tour this weekend.

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Jacques Favre Set to be Named FFN National Technical Director

After a six month search for a new National Technical Director it looks like the French Swimming Federation have found their man…

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RACE VIDEO: France retakes the men’s 4×100 free relay World Crown, Manaudou splits 44.80

Swimming Video / Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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Eurosport To Broadcast Prudential Singapore Swim Stars Live in 51 Countries

Among the 12 Olympic Champions and 21 World Champions lined-up are James Magnussen (Australia), Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), Jessica Hardy (USA) Rūta Meilutytė (Lithuania), Nathan Adrian (USA), Fabien Gilot (France), and Jeanette Ottesen (Denmark).

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10 Big Points from Day 4 of the 2014 European Championships

Katinka Hosszu’s triple, including two individual wins, was a big highlight of night 4 from Berlin.

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