Marrit Steenbergen Speeds To 100 Free CR In Paris

European Championships: Marrit Steenbergen Stamps 100 Free CR & Maxime Grousset Rattles French Fly Mark

Marrit Steenbergen set a 100m freestyle championship report of 52.62 and Maxime Grousset rattled his French 50 fly mark within the first prelims session in  Paris.

Steenbergen set the WR of 51.68 on the Sette Colli meet in Rome in June and took to the water on the Olympic Aquatic Centre to stamp her authority within the first ladies’s race of the European Championships.

Grousset had been an harm doubt for the competitors since he fractured his foot in coaching however he flew to 22.49 within the 50 fly prelims, 0.01 off his French report and Andrii Govorov’s championship mark, each of which stand at 22.48.

The prelims had been scheduled to start with Leon Marchand’s quest for a maiden European title within the 400IM however the four-time Olympic champion has dropped the IM occasions following harm and restricted his programme to the 200 fly and 400 free.

Men’s 400m Individual Medley

Marchand opened his programme on the nationwide championships in Saint-Etienne on the finish of June with a 4:04.56 400IM, the fifth-fastest efficiency in historical past and fourth amongst his personal pantheon.

However, he felt a pointy ache in his proper adductor muscle within the 200m breaststroke prelims which led to him withdrawing from the meet.

He was entered in 4 occasions – together with the IM double – however restricted his programme to the 200 fly and 400 free after aggravating the harm.

However, the present should go on and the house crowd should wait till they see their hero who entered sporting immortality at La Defense Arena.

There have been three prelims with the primary three males house within the first seeded warmth separated by simply 0.24 led by Finn Hammer of Germany (4:13.45), Alberto Razzetti (4:13.54) and Max Litchfield (4:13.69). Robert-Andrei Badea was disqualified for utilizing an alternating leg kick reasonably than a dolphin kick after ending fourth in a time that might have seen him progress to the ultimate. The Romanian – who turns 19 subsequent month – received the title at two straight European junior championships in 2024/25.

Ilia Borodin took management on the breaststroke leg of the ultimate prelim and pulled away to the touch clear in 4:13.10, the one man to interrupt 4:14 in his race.

Women’s 100m Freestyle

The French crowd gave a loud ovation to Marie Wattel earlier than the primary seeded warmth, a cheer that grew in quantity when she turned second earlier than coming house third as Milou van Wijk touched first in 53.00.

Sara Curtis led the best way within the penultimate warmth in 53.76 forward of Beryl Gastaldello (54.03).

Steenbergen went within the closing warmth and she or he dominated, coming house greater than a physique size forward in 52.62, a brand new championship report 0.05 inside Sarah Sjostrom’s 52.67 mark that had stood since Berlin 2014.

Her Netherlands team-mate Van Wijk was second via in 53.00 forward of Daria Klepikova (53.66) and Curtis (53.76).

Men’s 100m Butterfly

Grousset’s participation had been doubtful after he fractured his foot throughout coaching. The world champion’s presence behind the beginning blocks of the ultimate prelim was greeted by a roar on the Olympic Aquatic Centre that grew in quantity and period.

He’d seen Noè Ponti go 22.69 after Egor Kornev posted 22.70. Grousset although seemed very good and managed, dashing into the wall in 22.49. That was 0.01 off his personal French report set en-route to the world title in Singapore final yr and the CR of twenty-two.48 that has stood since Glasgow 2018.

Women’s 200m Backstroke

Neutral Athlete Anastasiya Shkurdai was the one girl with an entry time inside 2:08 within the discipline of 29 ladies.

Katie Shanahan received silver on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and she or he led the best way as the one girl inside 2:10 in 2:09.29.

Men’s 100m Breaststroke

Adam Ramsay-Peaty has discovered himself within the highlight within the final fortnight after a tearful combined zone interview following his bronze on the Commonwealth Games.

The double Olympic champion went within the closing warmth in Paris after Paris 2024 gold medallist Nicolo Martinenghi had posted 59.11 to steer the rankings.

The Briton needed to play catch-up after he emerged from his begin nicely brief however he seemed good via the water and turned in second, though he once more misplaced time there. A 31.49 second 50 guided him into the wall in prime spot as he posted 59.08, the quickest of the sector and swifter than the 59.17 during which Sam Williamson received the Commonwealth title.

Martinenghi and fellow Italian Simone Cerasuolo every progressed in 59.11 forward of Ireland’s Jack Kelly (59.27), Melvin Imoudu (59.31) and Kirill Prigoda (59.38).

Filip Nowacki – who received silver forward of Ramsay-Peaty in Glasgow – was the second Briton via in 59.39.

Women’s 4x200m Freestyle

The Neutral Athletes quartet booked lane 4 in 7:54.17 subsequent to Germany whose 7:54.57 featured Linda Roth’s 1:57.62 quickest cut up within the discipline.

Hungary, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Poland and Portugal all booked spots for tonight’s closing.

Men’s 4x200m Freestyle

Lukas Märtens went out with intent within the first prelim, main off the German quartet in 1:45.84 as they posted 7:04.83.

It would turn into the quickest time of the 2 prelims placing them in lane 4 alongside Olympic and world champions Great Britain. Jack McMillan steered them from third to first on the second leg as they got here house in 7:05.07.

Lithuania, Israel, Neutral Athletes B, Italy, France and Greece all progressed with Marchand prone to step in for Monday evening’s closing.

The Great Britain squad had reunited after swimming for his or her house nations on the Commonwealth Games with the staff arriving within the French capital lower than a fortnight later for the goal meet.

Tom Dean – the Tokyo Olympic champion within the particular person occasion – advised Swimming World: “Feels good. And I think already, look at this morning, people are swimming quicker than they did in Glasgow. Max Litch had a cracking 4IM, you know, and he’s chuffed for that. So people have bounced on well. That was always the plan. Tiggy (GB head coach Steve Tigg) gave a great speech yesterday and said we need to bounce higher than we did in Glasgow last week, and that’s fine.”

Matt Richards, Duncan Scott and James Guy – three of the boys who received in Paris two years in the past – are set to seem in tonight’s closing that means that one in every of McMillan and Dean will miss out. McMillan cut up 1:45.40 and the latter 1:45.69 if the choice handing the previous a bonus ought to inclusion be selected warmth time alone.

“I guess we just have to wait and see what the coaches say,” mentioned McMillan. “Obviously, we didn’t put our strongest team forward in the heat, but we all did our job this morning. Get through to the final and then, you know, we’ll see what happens.”

Women’s 800m Freestyle

Simona Quadarella received the 800 free title at three straight championships in 2018, 2021 and 2022 though the Italian didn’t attend the 2024 version in Belgrade given its proximity to the Olympics.

The European report holder booked lane 4 in 8:23.17 with Isabel Gose subsequent to her in 8:26.01 and Vivien Jackl third via in 8:28.87.