Marseille’s Grégory Mallet to Train with SwimMAC Team Elite for 6 Months
French national teamer Grégory Mallet is coming to the US to train with Team Elite in Charlotte, just as his compatriot Yannick Agnel is making the opposite journey back to France.
CN Marseille Sweeps Top 5 Places in an Exciting Men’s 100 Free Final on Day Five of Nationals in Chartres
Florent Manaudou and the rest of the French sprinters lived up to their hype in a very exciting 100 free final at French National Long Course Championships in Chartres.
Muffat Doubles; Lacourt, Manaudou Pick Up Wins on Day Three of French Nationals in Chartres
Camille Muffat at 2014 French National Championships. Photo courtesy of Camille Muffat Officiel on Facebook.
French Long Course Nationals in Chartres: Fan Guide Part 2 – Whom to Watch
All eyes will be on this guy, French superstar Yannick Agnel, who has been training under Bob Bowman at NBAC for the last year. This will be Agnel’s first major meet since moving to Baltimore and everyone will be keen to see how the “American” version of their superstar does in Chartres.
French Announce 25 Swimmers for World Championships; Ress to WUG’s
Eric Ress missed his bid for Worlds, but will compete for the French in two big meets this summer: The World University Games in Russia, and the Mediterranean Championships in Turkey. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Manaudou Swims World’s Best Time, Beats Bruno in Nancy
France’s Florent Manaudou rocked the 50 free at the Nancy International Meeting this weekend. (Stock Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Ryan Lochte Handles Double Easily Through Preliminary Rounds
Ryan Lochte exerted little more energy than would a warmup on Wednesday morning (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Phelps Anchors American Relay for First Gold Medal of Olympics
The American men had big expectations upon them in Tuesday’s 800 free relay, and they delivered (Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)
Adrian’s Confidence Shows in 100 Free Prelims Swim
Nathan Adrian looked very good to take the top seed in the 100 free on morning 4 of the 2012 Olympics (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Seebohm Breaks Australian Record in Day 2 Prelims; Missy 2nd
Australia’s Emily Seebohm came within a stroke of the World Record in prelims of the 100 back. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Leveaux Scratches 200 Free for Olympics; Highlights Relay Importance
France’s Amaury Leveaux is the third major swimmer to drop the 200 free for London. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Cesar Misses Final at Sette Colli; 2:08’s Battle in 200 Breast
(Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
France Pegs 41 for European Championships, Bousquet; Ress Included
The lofty French standards for the Olympics resulted in a team of only 29 headed to London, but a more-lenient…
2 French Records Go Down, Manaudou Earns Olympic Spot
Day 3 of the French Olympic Trials saw two National Records, nearly a textile-best, and a defending World Champion miss the team altogether.
Muffat Swims Lifetime-Best in 400 Free; Lefert Posts Encouraging 100 Fly
On day two of the meet at Montpellier, Camille Muffat was on fire and marked a 4:03.21 to win the women’s…