The European Short Course Swimming Championships have started and the French team has several chances of medals this Thursday, December 7.
Four medals in one evening! This Wednesday, December 6, for the second day of the European Championship, the French team was on the podium four times with two titles for Mewen Tomac in the 50m backstroke and Kirpichnikova in the women’s 800m. By a few hundredths, Maxime Grousset and Beryl Gastadello were content with second place. This Thursday, the chances of medals are even greater for the French delegation with the “wild beasts” Maxime Grousset and Florent Manaudou expected in the 50m freestyle. Among the women, Charlotte Bonnet will also be expected in the 100m medley while Pauline Mahieu could be crowned in the 200m backstroke and David Aubry and Damien Joly will try to reign in the middle distance with the 1500m.
The program for Thursday, December 7:
- 5 p.m.: women’s 200m backstroke with Pauline Mahieu And Emma Terebo
- 5:07 p.m.: 50 m freestyle with Maxime Grousset And Florent Manaudou
- 5:58 p.m.: Women’s 100m medley with Charlotte Bonnet And Beryl Gastaldello
- 6:04 p.m.: men’s 1,500 m freestyle with David Aubry And Damien Joly
Results for Wednesday, December 6
50m freestyle, Women
- Michelle Coleman (SWE) 23.52
- Beryl Gastadello (FRA) 23.71
- Julie Kepp Jensen (DEN) 23.89
50m backstroke, Men
- Mewen Tomac (FRA) 22.84
- Ole Braunschweig (GER) 23.00
- Lorenzo Mora (ITA) 23.10
100m breaststroke, Women
- Eneli Jefimova (EST) 1:03.21
- Benedetta Pilato (ITA) 1:03.76
- Tes Schouten (NED) 1:04.04
100m butterfly, Men
- Noe Ponti (SUI) 48.47
- Maxime Grousset (FRA) 49.00
- Jacob Peters (GBR) 49.98
Women’s 800m Freestyle Final
- Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (FRA) 8:08.48
- Simona Quadarella (ITA) 8:14.83
- Ajna Kesely (HUN) 8:18.73
4x50m Medley Relay, Men
- Italy 1:30.78
- Great Britain 1:32.60
- Netherlands 1:33.03
The complete program of the European Championships
Find the complete program for the European Short Course Swimming Championships which are taking place in Bucharest, Romania.
Thursday December 7
- Morning – Series
- 100m NL F
- 200 m 4 NH
- 200m breaststroke F
- 100m backstroke H
- 50m backstroke F
- 200m butterfly H
- Relay 4×50 m 4 NC
- 1,500 m NL F
- Afternoon – Semi-finals and finals
- 200m backstroke F Final
- 50m NL H Final
- 200m butterfly F Final
- 200m 4 NH Semi-finals
- 100m NL F Semi-finals
- 100m backstroke H Semi-finals
- 100 m 4 NF Final
- 1,500m NL H Final
- 200m breaststroke F Semi-finals
- 200m butterfly H Semi-finals
- 50m backstroke F Semi-finals
- 100m Breaststroke H Final
- 4x50m Relay 4 N Final
Friday December 8
- Morning – Series
- 100m backstroke F
- 200 m NL H
- 100m butterfly F
- 200m breaststroke H
- 200 m 4 NC
- 50m butterfly H
- Afternoon – Semi-finals and finals
- 200m 4 NH Final
- 100m NL F Final
- 100m backstroke H Final
- 200m NL H Semi-finals
- 100m butterfly F Semi-finals
- 200m breaststroke F Final
- 200m Butterfly H Final
- 50m backstroke F Final
- 200m breaststroke H Semi-finals
- 200m 4 NF Semi-finals
- 50m butterfly H Semi-finals
- 1,500m NL F Final
Saturday December 9
- Morning – Series
- 50m breaststroke H
- 200 m NL F
- 200m backstroke H
- 50m breaststroke F
- 100m NL H
- 100 m 4 NH
- 50m butterfly F
- Mixed NL 4x50m Relay
- 800 m NL H
- Afternoon – Semi-finals and finals
- 100m backstroke F Final
- 200m NL H Final
- 100m butterfly F Final
- 200m Breaststroke H Final
- 200m NL F Semi-finals
- 200 m 4 NF Final
- 50m Butterfly H Final
- 100m 4 NH Semi-Finals
- 50m breaststroke F Semi-finals
- 50m breaststroke H Semi-finals
- 100m NL H Semi-finals
- 50m butterfly F Semi-finals
- 200m backstroke H Semi-finals
- Mixed NL 4x50m Relay Final
Sunday December 10
- Morning – Series
- 400 m 4 NH
- 400 m NL F
- 4x50m mixed medley relay
- Afternoon – Finals
- 100 m 4 NH
- 50m breaststroke H
- 200 m NL F
- 200m backstroke H
- 400 m NL F
- 400 m 4 NH
- 50m breaststroke F
- 100m NL H
- 50m butterfly F
- 800 m NL H
- 4x50m mixed medley relay
The French team for the European Short Course Championships
Men
- David Aubry
- Pacôme Bricout
- Romain Fuchs
- Maxime Grousset
- Stanislas Huille
- Damien Joly
- Florent Manaudou
- Emilien Mattenet
- Yohann Ndoye Brouard
- Mewen Tomac
Women
- Charlotte Bonnet
- Beryl Gastaldello
- Lara Grangeon
- Anastasiia Kirpichnikova
- Pauline Mahieu
- Mary-Ambre Moluh
- Analia Pigrée
- Emma Terebo
- Lucile Tessariol