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2026 FRENCH ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, June 27th – Thursday, July 2nd Piscine Raymond Sommet, Saint-Etienne, France LCM (50m) French Selection Criteria for European Championships Meet Central Event Schedule Psych SheetsThe 2026 French Elite Championships are nearly upon us, with action kicking off Saturday, June 27th from Saint-Etienne.
Megastar Leon Marchand headlines the list of 590 entrants, with the 24-year-old Olympic champion entered in a characteristically packed schedule, this time including the 200m free, 400m free, 200m breast, 200m fly, 200m IM and 400m IM.
With the competition spanning six days, Marchand’s lineup includes one event per, save the final day of the meet which will see him double up on the 400m free and 200m IM if his schedule holds.
Leon Marchand‘s Schedule
Day 1 – 400m IM Day 2 – No individual event Day 3 – 200m breast Day 4 – 200m free Day 5 – 200m fly Day 6 – 400m free & 200m IMMarchand has already put some impressive times on the books this season, ranking 1st in the world in the 200m fly (1:52.57), 5th in the 400m IM (4:09.33), 10th in the 400m free (3:44.70), 10th in the 200m IM (1:57.28) and 12th in the 200m breast (2:09.04) from the U.S. Open and Fort Lauderdale Open.
Per the French Selection Criteria for the European Championships, swimmers must clear the following time standards for individual events:
French Qualification Standards for 2026 European Championships
Women Event Men 24.80 50 free 22.05 54.10 100 free 48.54 1:58.33 200 free 1:46.88 4:10.23 400 free 3:47.69 8:29.00 800 free 7:50.50 16:14.00 1500 free 15:01.89 27.90 50 back 24.89 1:00.27 100 back 53.95 2:10.89 200 back 1:58.45 30.75 50 breast 27.30 1:06.89 100 breast 59.75 2:25.91 200 breast 2:10.32 26.14 50 fly 23.24 58.30 100 fly 51.81 2:10.59 200 fly 1:56.51 2:12.28 200 IM 1:59.05 4:41.57 400 IM 4:15.05Although most of the host nation’s top tier of athletes are entered in this affair, we reported how 27-year-old Olympic medalist and world champion Maxime Grousset will be on the sidelines. Grousset withdrew from these championships due to a foot fracture.
Additional notable names missing from the list of participants are Anastasia Kirpichnikova and Florent Manaudou.
As a refresher, France did not send a national roster to the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade, as that year’s Olympic Trials overlapped with the international competition.
Key Entrants David Aubry Cyrielle Duhamel Roman Fuchs Beryl Gastaldello Nika Godun Laura Gourgeon Melanie Henique Antoine Herlem Damien Joly Marie Wattel Pauline Mahieu Leon Marchand Mehdy Metella Mary-Ambre Moluh Yohann Ndoye-Brouard Analia Pigree Youssef Ramadan Lilou Ressencourt Clement Secchi Mewen TomacRead the full story on SwimSwam: Leon Marchand Entered In Six Events For French Elite Championships
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