Tag: Camille Muffat
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London 2012 day 2 finals: Vollmer and Van Der Burgh post World records
At the London 2012 Olympic swimming finals yesterday evening, the French men upset everyone by taking back the 4×100 freestyle Olympic gold medal that they lost in 2008, clocking 3:09.93 with USA in 3:10.38 and 2nd and Russia in 3:11.41 and 3rd, the Aussie ‘weapons of mass destruction’ backfiring to a 3:11.63 and 4th. USA’s…
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London 2012 day 2 prelims: Seebohm posts OR in the 100 back
On this second day of London 2012 Olympic prelims, Australia’s Emily Seebohm posted a new Olympic record of 58.23 in the women’s 100 backstroke, USA’s hot favorite Missy Franklin 2nd in 59.37. Sun Yang looked invincible in the men’s 200 freestyle, beating USA’s Ryan Lochte in the 5th heat with a 1:46.24 to Lochte’s 1:46.45.…
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France sends 41 swimmers to the Debrecen 2012 Europeans
According to SwimSwam, the French are sending 41 swimmers the the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary in May, including Frédérick Bousquet and Sébastien Rouault who missed out on Olympic participation, and their entire Olympic team. With Germany taking 32 and Great Britain sending only 5, this might the largest team at the Championships. Women: Fanny Babou,…
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France aims for 8-10 swimming medals in London
“We’re really satisfied. We have the potential for 8 to 10 medals,” French swimming federation president Francis Luyce told reporters on Sunday. France’s biggest hopes are Camille Lacourt, the 100 backstroke world champion in Shanghai last year, and Camille Muffat, who broke 200 and 400 freestyle French records to qualify, national technical director Christian Donze…
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French Trials: European Champ Rouault misses out on the 1500 free
On the final day of French Olympic Trials, Anthony Pannier and Damien Joly qualified in the 1500 meter freestyle, 15:01.43 to 15:02.43, with European champion Sebastien Rouault winding up 3rd and out of the Olympics, having previously failed to qualify also in the 400 free. Alain Bernard was names as a replacement in the relays,…
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French Trials: Muffat betters 200 free record, Manaudou blasts the 50 back
Having already set a world’s best and French record in the women’s 200 freestyle yesterday, Camille Muffat today improved upon it with a 1:54.87 today. Silver and second Olympic berth went to Coralie Balmy in 1:58.42, with Charlotte Bonnet (1:58.55), Ophelie-Cyrielle Etienne (1:59.15 first in line for the 4×200 relay spots. In the (non-Olympic) 50…
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Muffat and Agnel set French records, Manaudou qualifies for the Olympics
At the French Nationals today, Camille Muffat posted a 1:55.40 textile best and French record in the 200 meter freestyle semifinals, while Yannick Agnel scorched the men’s event with an also French record of 1:44.42. Amaury Leveaux also qualified in the 200 with a time of 1:46.77, while Gregory Mallet and Clement Lefert qualified for…
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Camille Muffat sets 400 free textile record at French Olympic Trials
At the French Olympic Trials today, Camille Muffat set a new French national in the women’s 400 meter freestyle, with a time of 4:01.13 besting Laure Manaudou’s 4:02.13 from the European Championships in 2006, and the world textile record of 4:01.97 set by Federica Pellegrini at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. She and Coralie Balmy…
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Muffat and Agnel blaze the 200 free
France’s Camille Muffat won the Championnats de France 200 freestyle moments ago, in 1:55.95 which is the 3rd fastest time ever in a textile suit. And in the following race, also French Yannick Agnel set a national record in the same event, with a time of 1:45.47, 14th best time in the World at all.…