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Marchand, Wattel Highlight French Roster Of 30 Swimmers For 2024 Paris Olympics

30 swimmers have been named to represent France at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Highlighting the roster includes Leon Marchand on the men’s side and Marie Wattel on the women’s side.

The 14 women and 16 men were named at the conclusion of the 2024 French Elite Championships that took place from Sunday, June 16th through Friday, June 23rd.

Despite not winning any medals at the 2020(1) Tokyo Games, Leon Marchand highlights the men’s roster after winning the 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM World Championship titles last July. Marchand also broke Michael Phelps‘ World Record in the 400 IM.

Also highlighting the men’s roster is Florent Manaudou who was the country’s lone medalist in Tokyo. Manaudou won silver in the 50 freestyle in Tokyo finishing only behind Caeleb Dressel of the USA.

Numerous 2022 World Championship medalists highlight the roster. Maxime Grousset won bronze in the 50 and silver in the 100 in 2022. Marchand won the 200 IM, 400 IM, and silver in the 200 fly. Melanie Henique won silver in the 50 fly while Marie Wattel won silver in the 100 fly.

Another notable name on the roster is Anastasiia Kirpichnikova who made team after previously representing Russia at the Tokyo Games. This is not her first time representing France at the international level as she already competed for France at the 2023 World Championships.

The Games will begin in Paris on July 26th with the opening ceremony. Swimming competition will take place from July 27th-August 4th in the La Defense Arena.

  1. Charlotte Bonnet
  2. Marie Wattel
  3. Assia Touati
  4. Lucile Tessariol
  5. Emma Terebo
  6. Lilou Ressencourt
  7. Lison Nowaczyk
  8. Mary-Ambre Moluh
  9. Pauline Mahieu
  10. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova
  11. Marina Jehl
  12. Melanie Henique
  13. Beryl Gastadello
  14. Oceane Carnez
  15. Florent Manaudou
  16. Amazigh Yebba
  17. Antoine Viquerat
  18. Mewen Tomac
  19. Clement Secchi
  20. Hadrien Salvan
  21. Yohann Ndoye Brouard
  22. Leon Marchand
  23. Yann Le Goff
  24. Damien Joly
  25. Heylm Guth
  26. Maxime Grousset
  27. Roman Fuchs
  28. Rafael Fente-Damers
  29. Pacome Bricout
  30. David Aubrey

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Ragnar
4 months ago

If he’s not already, Florent definitely becomes a top 5 sprinter of all time with a podium place. FOUR straight Olympics would be wild.

Let’s be honest, Olympic medals matter 10x that of world champs.

Flo just keeps flying

Owlmando
4 months ago

Officially his full schedule is??

Genevieve Nnaji
Reply to  Owlmando
4 months ago

200/400 IM, 200 fly/breast, and the finals of 4×100 free, 4×200 free, 4×100 medley, 4×100 mixed medley.

ooo
Reply to  Genevieve Nnaji
4 months ago

Is France able to qualify without him swimming the heats? Same for Manaudou in the 4X100 free?

Andrew
Reply to  ooo
4 months ago

wouldn’t be shocked if France misses finals in the 4×1 free.

USA
Italy
GB
Canada
Hungary
AUS
China

all pretty much guaranteed to make the final but MAYBE 1 or 2 slip up and France gets an outside lane. The 4×1 is absolutely stacked on paper and a potential race of the century is every team is in form

Swammer
4 months ago

Who’s on the coaching Staff? Anyone knows?

Genevieve Nnaji
Reply to  Swammer
4 months ago

We Bob Bowman is one.

Boz
4 months ago

I’m thinking 6 medals all on the men’s side

Winkelschleifer
Reply to  Boz
4 months ago

I would say seven

CasualSwimmer
Reply to  Boz
4 months ago

I could see one or two relay medals happening, maybe also in the mixed medley

Whatever happens the medal count will be France’s best since London

Rio
– silver in the men’s 4x100free
– Flo Manaudou’s silver in the 50free

Tokyo
– Flo Manaudou’s silver in the 50free

Actually since the 50 free is on the final day, the last three individual medals won by France have all been won by Florent
I hope he’ll get one this time around too

Last edited 4 months ago by CasualSwimmer
Atohitotsu
Reply to  CasualSwimmer
4 months ago

Marc-Antoine Olivier 10km bronze on the last day of Rio

CasualSwimmer
Reply to  Atohitotsu
4 months ago

You are 100% right, I meant to only talk about pool and not open water
I don’t really get the downvotes lol

The unoriginal Tim
Reply to  Atohitotsu
4 months ago

Not swimming 😉

Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

I could see them being in contention for gold for the men’s 400 free relay and men’s 400 medley relay.

400 free relay:
Grousset – 47.2
Fente-Damers (if he recovers from his injury) – 47.5
Manaudou – 47.1
Marchand – 46.5

400 medley relay:
Ndoye-Brouard/Tomac – 52.2
Marchand – 57.3
Grousset – 49.0
Manaudou – 47.1

NCAA>ISL
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

What is bro smoking

CanuckSwimFan
Reply to  NCAA>ISL
4 months ago

It’s hopium..it can be highly addictive and the evidence of it’s use will be more pronounced than usual in the swimswam comment pages over the next few weeks

Facts
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

Marchand dropping prime Kyle Chalmers freestyle splits is certainly a take

Snarky
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

Manadou wont be close to that.

Jkoles
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

This isn’t as crazy as the dislikes suggest…

Mark69
Reply to  Jkoles
4 months ago

Yes it is. Leon isn’t splitting 46.5. He’ll struggle to go 47.5.

ooo
Reply to  Mark69
4 months ago

Well he was .51 faster than Alexy and .61 faster than Guiliano at NCAA 🙂

Genevieve Nnaji
Reply to  ooo
4 months ago

Except that he’s brilliant in turns and underwater.

And fyi, there will be less walls in Paris.

TexasLonghornAlum
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

What injury to Fente-Damers are you referring to?

Dom
Reply to  TexasLonghornAlum
4 months ago

he injured his shoulder hitting the water with his hand at the finish.

Genevieve Nnaji
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

May I please have what you’re ingesting?

PFA
Reply to  Notanyswimmer
4 months ago

I think Leon will likely be on the free relay but right now if he were to split under 47.5 that would be great and at best that would put them in contention for a bronze.

The medley relay they are in bronze medal territory too. Unless something crazy happens I don’t see them getting by the US or China especially after the last leg.

Grant House Anti Fan Club
Reply to  PFA
4 months ago

They have Manadou lead from a push and hope the judges mistake his straight arm recovery for backstroke

Genevieve Nnaji
Reply to  Grant House Anti Fan Club
4 months ago

You can swim any stroke in freestyle

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