Manaudou, Grousset & Henique Among French Roster For Melbourne

2022 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

• December 13th – December 18th
• Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC), Melbourne, Australia
• SCM (25m)
• Meet Central

The 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships are nearly upon us, with action beginning on December 13th in Melbourne, Australia. Now we know the French roster set to descend upon the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

A 20-strong line-up is comprised of 11 men and 9 women, led by big guns Maxime Grousset, Florent Manaudou, Mewen Tomac, Charlotte Bonnet, Melanie Henique, and Beryl Gastaldello.

The 2021 edition of the Championships saw France finish 22nd in the overall swimming medal standings, with Gastaldello’s silver in the women’s 100m IM as the sole piece of hardware.

This time around, Manaudou looks primed to do some damage in the sprint freestyle events, while Grousset also seems poised to build on his 50m freestyle bronze and 100m freestyle silver from this summer in Budapest.

Missing from the men’s lineup is young dynamo Leon Marchand, with the Arizona State University standout remaining stateside rather than venturing to Australia.

For the women, Analia Pigree will look to carry the momentum from her 50m backstroke bronze from Budapest while Henique will do the same from her 50m fly silver this summer.

Of note, national record holder Marie Wattel is absent from the French lineup for Melbourne.

Nageurs
1.	AITKACI Carl	2001	ETOILES 92
2.	BOUCHAUT Joris	1995	DAUPHINS TOULOUSE OEC
3.	FONTAINE Logan	1999	C VIKINGS DE ROUEN
4.	FUCHS Roman	1998	AMIENS METROPOLE NAT.
5.	GROUSSET Maxime	1999	CS CLICHY 92
6.	JOLY Damien	1992	STADE DE VANVES
7.	MANAUDOU Florent	1990	CN MARSEILLE
8.	MATTENET Emilien	2000	CHARLEVILLE-MÉZIÈRES NATATION
9.	NDOYE-BROUARD Yohann	2000	DAUPHINS D’ANNECY
10.	TOMAC Mewen	2001	AMIENS METROPOLE NAT.
11.	VIQUERAT Antoine	1998	DAUPHINS TOULOUSE OEC
Nageuses
1.	BONNET Charlotte	1995	OLYMPIC NICE NATATION
2.	DUHAMEL Cyrielle	2000	STADE BÉTHUNE PÉLICAN CLUB
3.	GASTALDELLO Béryl	1995	ETOILES 92
4.	HENIQUE Mélanie	1992	CN MARSEILLE
5.	MAHIEU Pauline	1999	CANET 66 NATATION
6.	MOLUH Mary-Ambre	2005	U.S CRETEIL NATATION
7.	PIGREE Analia	2001	CANET 66 NATATION
8.	REYNA Alexa	2005	ES MASSY NATATION
9.	TEREBO Emma	1998	AMIENS METROPOLE NAT.