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The first day of the French swimming championships delivered its verdict, Sunday June 16. The Toulouse resident Antoine Viquerat already has the assurance of seeing Paris.
The Toulouse swimmer hadn’t even dared to think about it. “A year ago I was on a hospital bed and today I qualified for the Games, it’s unexpected,” he declared yesterday, after his victory in the 100m breaststroke at the elite French championships in Chartres. It must be said that the one who has already competed in the Games in Tokyo in 2021 has come a long way.
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Last summer, it was pubalgia that kept him away from the highest level, preventing him from participating in the qualifications for the Worlds. An operation and almost a year later, here is Antoine Viquerat champion in the 100m breaststroke (Lucien Vergnes, the other Toulousain takes bronze): with the added bonus, a qualification for the 4 x 100m medley relay in Paris.
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His time did not allow him to achieve the minimum required to compete in the Olympic 100m breaststroke event, but this still bodes well for the 200m which will be contested on Wednesday… Even if he will have to face a formidable opponent: Leon Marchand. The latter will launch his competition tomorrow during the 400m medley (final from 6 p.m.).
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For their part, Joris Bouchaut (400m freestyle) and Adèle Blanchetière (100m breaststroke) both reached the podium (silver for the first and bronze for the second).
