France Finalizes 25-Strong Olympic Swimming Roster

The 2021 French Olympic swimming roster was finalized by the French Swimming Federation (FFN) via Énergie du Sport on Instagram following the conclusion of the French Elite Championships in late June, with 25 names officially qualifying for Tokyo.

 

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The official roster falls directly in line with our projected roster after the French Elite Championships, with 15 swimmers qualified to swim individually in Tokyo and an additional 10 added as relay-only swimmers.

The French quad will be led by Olympic medalists Florent Manaudou and Charlotte Bonnet, who will be the most experienced swimmers on the team with this being their third Olympic appearance.

Manaudou was the 2012 Olympic champion in the men’s 50 freestyle, and followed up in 2016 with a pair of silvers in the 50 free and the men’s 400 free relay. Bonnet won bronze in London on the women’s 800 free relay, and was a finalist five years later in the individual 200 free, placing eighth.

The other two Olympic medalists on the roster are Mehdy Metella and Clément Mignon, who both joined Manaudou on the silver medal-winning men’s 400 free relay in Rio.

The other swimmers who will be making their second straight Olympic appearance for France are Théo Bussière and Jordan Pothain on the men’s side, and Melanie Henique, Fantine Lesaffre, Marie Wattel, Margaux Fabre and Beryl Gastaldello for the women.

Bussiere, Fabre and Gastaldello were all relay-only swimmers based on our projections, though that’s unspecified in the announcement.

MEN’S ROSTER (15)

• Jonathan Atsu – 200 freestyle
• David Aubry – 800 freestyle
• Théo Bussière – men’s 4×100 medley (breaststroke)
• Maxime Grousset – 50/100 freestyle
• Florent Manaudou – 50 freestyle
• Leon Marchand – 200/400 IM, 200 butterfly
• Mehdy Metella – 100 butterfly
• Clément Mignon – men’s 4×100 freestyle
• Yohann Ndoye Brouard – 100/200 backstroke
• Jordan Pothain – 200 freestyle
• Charles Rihoux – men’s 4×100 freestyle
• Hadrien Salvan – men’s 4×200 freestyle
• Enzo Tesic – men’s 4×200 freestyle
• Mewen Tomac – 100/200 backstroke
• Antoine Viquerat – 200 breaststroke

WOMEN’S ROSTER (10)

• Charlotte Bonnet – 100/200 freestyle
• Cyrielle Duhamel – 200 IM
• Margaux Fabre – women’s 4×100 freestyle, 4×200 freestyle
• Beryl Gastaldello – women’s 4×100 freestyle
• Melanie Henique – 50 freestyle
• Fantine Lesaffre – 200 IM
• Anouchka Martin – women’s 4×100 freestyle
• Marie Wattel – 50/100 freestyle, 100 butterfly
• Lucile Tessariol – men’s 4×200 freestyle
• Mewen Tomac – 100/200 backstroke
• Assia Touati – men’s 4×200 freestyle

The roster size is comparable to what France has brought in recent years, with 27 (11 women, 16 men) going to Rio and 26 (12 women, 14 men) representing France in London.