Yannick Agnel

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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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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Recap of 2015 French Long Course Nationals – Qualifiers for Kazan

Florent Manaudou punched his ticket to Kazan at the 2015 Elite Championships in Limoges, France, as did 12 other men and 9 women.

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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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Fabrice Pellerin Appointed Director of French National Women’s Team

France’s new National Technical Director, Jacques Favre, has announced the appointment of Fabrice Pellerin as Director of the Women’s National Team.

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2015 French Long Course Nationals in Limoges: Day Two Finals – Agnel Pops World-Leading 200 Free

Yannick Agnel won the men’s 200 free on Day Two of the French Long Course Nationals in Limoges, wearing his “Camille Muffat” cap.

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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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City of Nice to Hold Vigil This Evening for Camille Muffat and Other Crash Victims

The City of Nice will hold a vigil to honor the memory of Camille Muffat and the other victims of the helicopter crash, tonight at 6:45 at the Promenade de Paillon.

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Sjostrom Records Another World’s Top Time in Marseille

Swedish star Sarah Sjostrom took the women’s 50 butterfly in a time of 25.41…

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Several World’s Top Times Posted in Marseille

The first two days of the Golden Tour in Marseille, France has resulted in three swimmers putting up times that place them on top of the world rankings…

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Manaudou, Hosszu, Rouwendaal and Lurz Win LEN Awards

Earlier this morning LEN announced their swimmer of the year awards…

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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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Bousquet to Make Return Next Weekend: Agnel to Race First LC Meet Since Return to France

Legendary French sprinter Fred Bousquet will make his return to competition next week at the long course Meeting Olympique Courbevoie from…

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Short Course World Championships Day One Prelims Live Recap

Chad Le Clos’s battle with the United States’ Tom Shields in the 100 fly will be one of many races to look out for on Day 1 of the Short Course World Championships.

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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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