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LIVE - European Aquatics Championships: Grousset, Mahieu... Already two new medals for the Blues, follow the evening in Saint-Denis

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • French swimmers Maxime Grousset and Pauline Mahieu won silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the European Aquatics Championships.
  • Grousset narrowly missed gold in the 50m butterfly, finishing second by two hundredths of a second.
  • Mahieu secured bronze in the 200m backstroke, contributing to France's medal count.

France's swimming team added two more medals to its tally at the European Aquatics Championships in Saint-Denis, with Maxime Grousset earning silver and Pauline Mahieu securing bronze.

Grousset, a world champion, narrowly missed the gold in the men's 50m butterfly final. He touched the wall just two hundredths of a second behind Russia's Egor Kornev, the favorite. Grousset had expressed his ambition to potentially break the world record in the event, but ultimately settled for second place after a challenging race.

I imagine that to win, it will be necessary to beat the world record.

— Maxime GroussetGrousset stated his ambition before the 50m butterfly final at the European Aquatics Championships.

Mahieu, competing in the women's 200m backstroke, achieved a podium finish with a time of 2 minutes 8.63 seconds. She secured the bronze medal behind Great Britain's Katie Shanahan and Portugal's Camila Rodrigues Rebelo. Mahieu had hoped for strong support to galvanize her performance before the race.

Other French swimmers also competed in finals, including Marie Wattel and Charlotte Gastaldello in the women's 100m freestyle, where they finished sixth and eighth respectively. The men's 100m breaststroke final featured Italian Nicolò Martinenghi taking gold, while British star Adam Peaty finished fifth.

I want to feel supported, that it galvanizes me.

— Pauline MahieuMahieu expressed her desire for support before competing in the 200m backstroke final.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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