French Swimming

5 Unlikely Tokyo Olympic Journeys: Florent Manaudou and .01 Seconds from Glory

Florent Manaudou was the defending champion in the 50 free in Rio, but lost to a former champion making a return. Can he repeat that history in Tokyo?

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Frenchman Mehdy Metella Scratches 50 Fly Semi-Finals on Monday

2018 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS August 3-9, 2018 (swimming portion) Glasgow, Scotland Tollcross International Swimming Centre Meet Central Program Psych…

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Moldovan Alexei Sancov Breaks World Junior Record in 200 Free

2017 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Netanya, Israel June 28th – July 2nd Psych Sheets Meet central Live Stream Results A new…

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Lara Grangeon Re-Breaks French 400 IM Record at Euro Finals

French swimmer Lara Grangeon has rebroken her own record in the women’s 400 IM.

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French Swimming Federation hopes Henique will recover in time for Kazan

FFN, the French swimming federation, published a press release today supporting former World Champs bronze medalist Melanie Henique, who is recovering from an assault a few weeks ago.

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RACE VIDEO: Florent Manaudou is Dolphin Kicking His Way to 50 Free Dominance

Florent Manaudou has been incredibly consistent this year in the 50 free.

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Eurosport Airs 14-Minute Homage to Passed Olympic Champion Camille Muffat

European news agency Eurosport has paid homage Camille Muffat with the touching video above. The nation’s swimming community gathered for the first…

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Federations Around the World Send Condolences Over Death of Camille Muffat

Swimming federations around the world have reacted to the news of Camille Muffat’s passing in Argentina.

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Edinburgh International Swim Meet Gets Another Boost With Confirmation of American, Italian, French Stars

Natalie Coughlin had great success on her last European trip to the Bolzano meet in Italy. She’ll hope to do it again in March.

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Agnel and Bousquet Return to Action in Courbevoie

Both Yannick Agnel and Frederick Bousquet started their 2015 season by competing in the sprint events on the first day of the Meeting Olympique Courbevoie…

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Katinka breaks Two Hungarian Records, Wins 5 of 6 on Day 2 of Indian Ocean Champs

Katinka Hosszu showed a little bit of a chip in the armor on Monday at the 2014 Indian Ocean Championships,…

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Katinka Hosszu Entered in All 17 Events; Olympic Nice to Race at Indian Ocean Meet

Katinka Hosszu (above) will be joined by Darian Townsend, Jeremy Stravius, Charlotte Bonnet, and Roland Schoeman on Reunion Island.

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Florent Manaudou breaks World Record in 50 free on Friday in Doha

French fast-twitch specialist Florent Manaudou went 20.26 to break a super-suited mark set by South Africa’s Roland Schoeman.

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Yannick Agnel to drop Short Course World Championships

French star Yannick Agnel is the latest big-name swimmer to pull out of the Short Course World Championships, set to take place next week in Doha, Qatar.

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Manaudou Posts Top Three Time in Compiegne

Florent Manaudou returned to competition this weekend posting a time of 46.48…

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