Tag: Frederick Bousquet

  • MSS: Frédérick Bousquet

    The Morning Swim Show featuring Frédérick Bousquet, discussing his world’s best 50 freestyle at the French Nationals recently, and his threatening to withdraw from the world championships. There is also a quick glimpse of Laure Manaudou, hurrying across the room in the background :-)

  • Bousquet accepts federation decision

    Frédérick Bousquet will race for France at the world titles in Shanghai, after accepting the stance of his federation over a coaching-staff policy for world championships in Shanghai that will exclude the sprinter’s Australian coach at Auburn in the US, Brett Hawke.

  • The French Federation will not budge on Bousquet

    Christian Donzé, tecnical director of French Swimming tells L’Equipe today that while he has no problem with Bousquet working with Brett Hawke in Shanghai, should the Australian gain accreditation through another nation, there will be no accreditation with France, even if that means Bousquet boycotting Shanghai or even quitting the sport. “If he quit that…

  • Frederick Bousquet threatens to boycott Shanghai

    Frédérick Bousquet has placed himself on a collision course with the French federation by threatening to boycott Shanghai world titles if his coach at Auburn, Brett Hawke, is not on the deck in China as part of the France contingent.  Read more here on SwimNews.com.

  • Gilot and Meynard 1-2 in the 100 freestyle

    In a tight tussle at the Championnats de France today, Fabien Gilot came up on top with a 48.34, followed by William Meynard in 48.57, Yannick Agnel in 48.59, Alain Bernard in 48.71, Jérémy Stravius in 48.82, Amaury Leveaux in 49.49, Frédérick Bousquet in 49.59 and Romain Magula in 49.72. See results and read SwimNews.com.…

  • Bousquet and Bernard dip under 22

    Frédérick Bousquet and Alain Bernard posted the first sub-22 second 50 freestyles of the year today at the Championnats de France de Natatation, Bousquet swimming 21.82 and Bernard 21.98. Camille Muffat set a second-best this year in the 100 free, clocking 53.97 where Heemskerk posted 53.70 earlier this month. Denmark’s Rikke Møller Pedersen won the…

  • Strasbourg is the place to be this week

    SwimNews.com describes the upcoming French nationals and World championship trials as “a firepower in men’s freestyle events that is hard to find just about anywhere else in the world”, with Alain Bernard, Amaury Leveaux, Fred Bousquet, Fabien Gilot, William Meynard and Yannick Agnel in the short to middle distances, and Sebastien Rouault, Anthony Pannier, Xavier…

  • Bousquet First Man Under 21 Seconds

    France’s Frederick Bousquet obliterated the 50 meter freestyle long course world record today, with a time of 20.94 where Eamon Sullivan’s world record was 21.28. Alain Bernard also went under the now former world record, with a time of 21.23, at the Championnats de France de Natation.