French Nationals: Bernard misses out on the individual 100 free

At the French Nationals today, Alain Bernard had to settle for 48.97 and 5th in the men’s 100 freestyle, defending Olympic champion from Beijing 2008. Yannick Agnel and Fabien Gilot took the individual Olympic qualification spots in 48:02 and 48.38, while Clement Lefert (48.64), Amaury Leveaux (48.69), Gregory Mallet (48.97) and Bernard are probable relay swimmers. In the men’s 200 breaststroke, Hugues Duboscq missed out on his 4th Olympic appearance, read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.