From December 9 to 12, the elite tricolor swimming will compete in Montpellier for the French Championships, the first 50m pool competition since the Tokyo Olympics.
Only a few months after Tokyo, the tricolor swimming is again on the bridge. Or more precisely, on the starting block, ready to set off for the French long-course championships, scheduled from December 9 to 12 at the Angelotti Olympic swimming pool in Montpellier. It is therefore in the Hérault that the main headliners of French swimming will return to competition.
The headliners of the party
“In Montpellier, we can count on the participating swimmers to offer us a quality confrontation”, confirms Julien Issoulié, National Technical Director within the French Swimming Federation. “After the European short course championships in Kazan where Analia Pigree offered France two medals and a French record, and where the French for the most part achieved good performances by beating their personal records over their preferred distances , these French championships mark the launch of an intense season with two Worlds (Abu Dhabi in December and Fukuoka in May), and one Euro (Rome in August). “
A first test before a busy year
Honor to the ladies: on the feminine side, the headliners will be there. We are of course thinking of Charlotte Bonnet, triple 2018 European champion, who will be in Montpellier to fill up with confidence. This will also be the case for Anna Santamans, Fantine Lesaffre, Béryl Gastaldello, Mathide Cini, Marie Wattel or even Assia Touati, all in search of sensations on the occasion of these French championships. On the men’s side, Jordan Pothain, Mehdy Metella, Yohann Ndoye Brouard, Grégoy Mallet or Logan Fontaine will also be closely followed. “Everyone is impatient to rediscover the atmosphere and the sensations that accompany this emblematic national competition”, assures Julien Issoulié. “Montpellier will be the first real opportunity for swimmers to position themselves among the French elite in the discipline and to lay the first benchmarks for a long race lasting several years which will lead them to the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.”
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