5 Golden Tour Records Fall on Day 1 in Amiens
Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) won the women’s 50 fly with 25.37, the second-fastest time in the world so far this season, and a new record for the Golden Tour.
Hosszu Posts World #1 200 IM At Golden Tour Camille Muffat – Nice
Today at the FFN Golden Tour Camille Muffat- Nice, Katinka Hosszu posted the fastest time in the world this season in the 200 IM.
Hosszu Takes Four Events on the First Day of the Golden Tour Camille Muffat
Hosszu started off the competition by taking gold in the women’s 800 freestyle, 1500 freestyle, 400 IM and the 50 backstroke…
Frederick Bousquet Reflects on Return to the Pool in Amsterdam
Bousquet still has an uphill climb to make France’s Team for Rio but he is upbeat after the weekend.
Amsterdam Cup 2015 Day 1 Prelim Recap- Three Meet Records Set
The Amsterdam Cup Is both the first Dutch Olympic qualifying meet and a key step on Mireia Belmonte’s comeback path.
2015 French SC Nationals in Angers: Agnel, “Don’t Write Me Off Yet”
Yannick Agnel showed he isn’t quite ready to hang up his cap yet; he won the men’s 200 free at the 2015 French national short course championships with 1:42.96, just beating Jérémy Stravius of Amiens who was after his fifth title of the weekend.
Manaudou Scratches 100 Free: “I’m Clearly Not Ready For This Meet”
“I’m clearly not ready for this meet. I will decide after Amsterdam if I am really going to go after the 100 [at French Olympic trials] in Montpellier.”
2015 French SC Nationals: 2 Golds for Stravius, Grangeon on Day 1
Jérémy Stravius won back-to-back events -the 200 IM and 400 free- on Day One of the French national short course championships in Angers.
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.
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.
Success In Both 50 and 100 Free Much Rarer Than In The Past
Nathan Adrian struggles in the 100 free and success in the 50 free shows just how tough that double is
International Stars Head to Vichy for the French Open
One of the highlights of the weekend will be the showdowns between Cesar Cielo and Florent Manaudou in the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly…
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.
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…
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…
