2018 French Elite Long Course Nationals at Saint-Raphaël
- Tuesday, May 22 – Sunday, May 27, 2018
- Stade Nautique Alain Chateigner
- 50m
- Prelims at 9am local/Finals at 6pm local (Saturday 5:30, Sunday 5:45)
- Selection for European Championships
- Televised on beIN SPORTS
- Meet Central
- Start Lists
- Live Results
Texas A&M University All-American Béryl Gastaldello became the first Frenchwoman to break the 28-second barrier in the 50 meter backstroke on Wednesday swimming in the championship final at the 2018 French Elite Nationals in Saint-Raphaël. Gastaldello first tied her own record pf 28.01 in prelims before lowering it by another 4/100 in finals to set the new mark at 27.97. With that swim, Gastaldello moves up to #15 in the world so far this season.
2017-2018 LCM WOMEN 50 BACK
LIU
26.98*WR
| 2 | Yuanhui FU | CHN | 27.16 | 04/15 |
| 3 | Georgia DAVIES | GBR | 27.21 | 08/04 |
| 4 | Anastasia FESIKOVA | RUS | 27.23 | 08/04 |
| 5 | Mimosa JALLOW | FIN | 27.42 | 08/04 |
| 6 | Olivia SMOLIGA | USA | 27.43 | 04/14 |
| 7 | Jie CHEN | CHN | 27.60 | 04/15 |
| 8 | Emily SEEBOHM | AUS | 27.63 | 04/09 |
| 9 | Xueer WANG | CHN | 27.67 | 04/15 |
| 10 | Maria KAMENEVA | RUS | 27.70 | 08/04 |
| 11 | Alicja TCHORZ | POL | 27.72 | 08/04 |
| 12 | Mie NIELSEN | DEN | 27.73 | 06/14 |
| 13 | Simona BAUMRTOVA | CZE | 27.78 | 08/04 |
| 14 | Ali DELOOF | USA | 27.79 | 07/27 |
| 15 | Natsumi SAKAI | JPN | 27.82 | 04/03 |
Louise Lefebvre (Mulhouse ON / Pôle France Natation Course Mulhouse) lowered her own National Age Group Record for 15-year-old girls and placed 5th in the final with 28.85.
Gastaldello qualified for the European Championships in the event, along with runner-up Mathilde Cini. Both swimmers met the standards by swimming faster than 28.48 in prelims and finishing in the top 4 in finals.
Women’s 50 Back
- Euro 2018 qualifying standard: 28.48 in prelims; top-4 in finals
- Béryl Gastaldello (CN Marseille / Pôle France Natation Course Marseille) 27.97
- Mathilde Cini (Valence Triathlon / Pôle France Natation Course Marseille) 28.29
- Camille Gheorghiu (Montpellier Métropole Natation / Pôle France Natation Course Antibes) 28.64