2022 FRENCH ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, April 5th – Sunday, April 10th
- Limoges Métropole, France
- LCM (50m)
- World Championships & European Championships Qualifier
- FFN Selection Policy
- Entries
- Results
In a relatively short prelims session at the 2022 French Elite Championships this morning, a tight battle for tonight’s final developed in the women’s 50 free. Marie Wattel led the field, swimming a 25.26, just 0.02 seconds ahead of the 25.28 posted by Melanie Henique. Charlotte Bonnet touched 3rd in 25.32. If we’re trying to find a “favorite” for tonight, the nod would likely go to Henique, as she holds the French Record at 24.34. Marie Wattel has the fastest season best in the event, however, clocking in at 24.74, a time which ranks her 9th in the world this year.
2021-2022 LCM Women 50 Free
Sjostrom
23.91
| 2 | Xiang Liu | CHN | 23.97 | 09/26 |
| 3 | Emma McKeon | AUS | 23.99 | 07/31 |
| 4 | Kasia Wasick | POL | 24.11 | 06/24 |
| 5 | Shayna Jack | AUS | 24.14 | 05/22 |
| 6 | Zhang Yufei | CHN | 24.29 | 09/26 |
| 7 | Meg Harris | AUS | 24.32 | 07/31 |
| 8 | Erika Brown | USA | 24.38 | 06/25 |
| 9 | Yujie Cheng | CHN | 24.41 | 09/26 |
| 10 | Claire Curzan | USA | 24.43 | 04/01 |
Mewen Tomac swam a 25.37 to clock the fastest time of the morning in the men’s 50 backstroke. He was just ahead of Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, who swam a 25.44. The women’s 50 breast saw Florine Gaspard post the top swim of the morning by a considerable margin. Gaspard swam a 31.30, touching just 0.08 seconds off the FINA ‘A’ standard of 31.22.
Emilien Mattenet swam a 4:24.43 to lead prelims of the men’s 400 IM this morning. In the women’s 400 IM, Cyrielle Duhamel touched first by over 2 seconds, swimming a 4:52.87. In both the men’s and women’s 400 IMs, there’s a lot of work to be done if any swimmers are going to hit the FINA ‘A’ cuts. The men’s cut stands at 4:17.58, while the women’s cut is 4:43.06.