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French Championships Angers, France [42] 400m freestyle: 3:32.25 WR: Yannick Agnel: Olympic Nice Natation 15 November 2012: French Championships Angers, France [43] 800m freestyle: 7:29.17 Yannick Agnel: Olympic Nice Natation 16 November 2012: French Championships Angers, France [44] 1500m freestyle: 14:19.62 Damien Joly France 13 December 2022 ...
CNOSF, the French National Olympic and Sport Committee; and; the French Government's Secretary of State for Sport. Among other responsibilities, FFN is charged with: fielding French teams to international aquatics competitions (such as the Olympics), maintaining the French Records for swimming, organizing French Championships in aquatics.
The International Olympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in pool-based swimming events at the Olympic Games. Men's swimming has been part of the official program of the Summer Olympics since the Games' modern inception in 1896; it was not until 1912 that women's events were held.
Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ⓘ; born 17 May 2002) is a French swimmer.He is the World record holder in the long course 400 metres individual medley and short course 200 metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder in the 200 metres butterfly, the 200 metres breaststroke, the 200 metres individual medley and the 400 metres individual medley; and the French ...
The second Olympic games in Paris in 1900 featured 200 m, 1000 m, and 4000 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke, and a 200 m team race (see also Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics). There were two additional unusual swimming events (although common at the time): an obstacle swimming course in the Seine river (swimming with the current), and an ...
France had a fully-French team as well in 1900, which took fifth place. Both the all-French and the mixed team went 0–1 (losing to the same team), with the mixed team placed higher due to a bye. The French team in 1924 went 0–4 in the round-robin tournament. Thus, the overall Olympic record of teams with French polo players is 0–6.
Chinese National Short Course Swimming Championships; Finnish championships in aquatics, 1906 to 1926, for example 1921 Finnish championships in aquatics; French Elite Open Swimming Championships; Hungarian National Swimming Championships; Irish Open Short Course Swimming Championships; Japan National Swimming Championships (Japan Swim)
The 1904 Olympics' races were the only ones ever measured in yards, instead of the usual metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and was located in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbor, marked the beginning of electrical timing.