FFN Golden Tour in Amiens Day 2: Katinka Hosszu, David Verraszto Lead Standings
The home crowd was animated during the 100 back showdown between Camille Lacourt of Marseille and Jérémy Stravius of Amiens; this time Lacourt came out on top with 53.60. Stage 2 of FFN’s Golden Tour wraps up on Sunday.
FFN Golden Tour in Amiens: Purse Leaders After Day 1
Ranomi Kromowidjojo posted a top-5 world time of 24.80 in the 50 free on Friday at the Amiens stage of the Golden Tour in France.
Manaudou, Hosszu, Rouwendaal and Lurz Win LEN Awards
Earlier this morning LEN announced their swimmer of the year awards…
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,…
Katinka Hosszu Goes 5-For-5, Townsend Wins 200 Free on First Day of 2014 Indian Ocean Championships
Katinka Hosszu even won a breaststroke event en route to a perfect 5-for-5 day on Sunday at the Indian Ocean Championships.
French Nationals Day Two Finals: Florent Manaudou Downs 50m Backstroke National Record
After finishing first in the 50 freestyle last night Florent Manaudou charged to another win, taking gold in the 50 backstroke over French backstroke star Camille Lacourt. Manaudou touched first in 22.98 ahead of Lacourt who grabbed the silver in 23.19. That time for Manaudou is a new French national record, breaking the previous mark set by Jeremy Stravius in 2013.
2014 European Championships Day 1 Finals Real-Time Recaps
Katinka Hosszu collected her first gold medal of the championships taking the women’s 400 IM in a time of 4:31.03…
Yannick Agnel Left Out of French 400 Free Relay on First Day of 2014 European Championships
In a bold move, the French have left American-trained swimmer Yannick Agnel off of their 400 free relay on the first…
British French Dual Set Up In 4x100m Medley Relay At 2014 European Championships
The French 4x100m medley relay team celebrating a good prelim swim at the 2013 World Championships. They will be going head-to-head with Britain at this year’s European Championships for gold.
European Championships Preview – Men’s Backstroke
Jeremy Stravius will look to win gold in both the 50 and 100 backstroke in Berlin…
French Open Day 2 – The French Shine in Front of Home Crowd
The French team had a successful day in front of their home crowd in Vichy, as Mehdy Metella, Jérémy Stravius, Coralie Balmy, and Florent Manaudou all picked up gold medals on Day Two of the French Open.
Peaty, Adrian, Carlin and Miley All Post Top Three Times
On the first day of racing in Barcelona at the final stop of the Mare Nostrum Series Adam Peaty, Nathan Adrian and Jazz Carlin all put up times that rank in the top three in the world…
Jeremy Stravius Withdraws From Barcelona Due To Injury
French star and 2011 100 backstroke World Champion Jeremy Stravius has pulled out of the latest stop of the Mare Nostrum series in Barcelona due to an injury…
HardCore Swim of the Week: Ryosuke Irie dominant in Mare Nostrum’s opener
In the early goings of the Mare Nostrum tour, Japan’s Ryosuke Irie has been nothing if not dominant.
Mare Nostrum Stop #2 Preview: Brits arrive to load up Canet entry lists
Though this stop of the circuit will not include female money-earning leader Katinka Hosszu, there are still loaded fields in each event as some of the top British, Canadian and Polish athletes will make their Mare Nostrum debuts in Canet.
