Maxime Grousset scored two victories this Friday in the Montpellier basin, like the day before.
Maxime Grousset, already victorious in two events on Thursday, again signed a double on Friday on the second day of the French Short Course Swimming Championships in Montpellier. The 25-year-old New Caledonian won the main race, the 100m freestyle, in 46 sec 13, enough to ensure his qualification over the distance for the World Championships scheduled for December in Budapest. Moments earlier, he had also won the 50m breaststroke.
Opening Thursday, the Olympic bronze medalist had already won the 100m butterfly and 100m medley.
For her part, Béryl Gastaldello, victorious in the 100m medley on Friday after the 100m freestyle on Thursday, offered herself a second ticket for the Worlds in Hungary.
Damien Joly and Pauline Mahieu also achieved the minimums for Budapest, in the 1500m and 200m backstroke respectively.
Results of the second day of the French Short Course Championships, Friday in Montpellier:
MEN
1500m freestyle men’s
1. Damien Joly 14:38.03
2. Sacha Velly 14:45.91
3. Emile Vincent 14:51.25
100m freestyle men’s
1. Maxime Grousset 46.13
2. Roman Fuchs 47.54
3. Alexandre Chalendar 47.82
50m breaststroke men
1. Maxime Grousset 26.42
2. Antoine Viquerat 26.70
3. Carl Aitkaci 26.73
50m backstroke men
1. Mewen Tomac 23.29
2. Lysander Osman 23.84
3. Yohann Ndoye-Brouard 23.87
200m medley men
1. Mewen Tomac 1:54.07
2. Millian Boucher 1:57.66
3. Tom Rémy 1:58.05
WOMEN
100m butterfly ladies
1. Lili-Rose Berthelot 59.04
2. Marina Jehl 59.12
3. Maty Ndoye-Brouard 59.23
400m freestyle ladies
1. Valentine Leclercq 4:07.49
2. Cyrielle Duhamel 4:07.56
3. Laura Gourgeon 4:09.05
200 m two ladies
1. Pauline Mahieu 2:02.85
2. Manon Domingeon 2:07.01
3. Anaïs Podevin 2:07.26
100m medley ladies
1. Béryl Gastaldello 57.93
2. Florine Gaspard 59.52
3. Giulia Rossi-Benne 1:01.25
