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Maxime Grousset Lowers French 50m Butterfly Record to Seal World Championships Spot

His 22.70-second mark stands as the year’s second-best global performance.

Maxime Grousset a amélioré de deux centièmes son record de France sur 50 m papillon, en 22 sec 70, lors des championnats de France, le 14 juin 2025 à Montpellier
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La nageuse française Anastasiia Kirpichnikova après sa victoire sur 400 m nage libre aux championnats de France, le 14 juin 2025 à Montpellier
La Française Lilou Ressencourt lors du 100 m papillon aux championnats de France de natation, le 14 juin 2025 à Montpellier

Overview

  • Maxime Grousset lowered his French record in the 50m butterfly to 22.70 seconds at the Montpellier championships.
  • The 22.70 finish secures Grousset’s spot at the World Championships in Singapore and ranks as the second-fastest time globally this year.
  • Cyrielle Duhamel rebounded from two challenging seasons to finish second in the 200m individual medley in 2:11.06 and earn her world championships berth.
  • Anastasiia Kirpichnikova dominated the 400m freestyle in 4:07.74 and Lilou Ressencourt touched 58.02 seconds in the 100m butterfly to qualify for Singapore.
  • Distance specialist David Aubry fell short in the 400m freestyle final, placing sixth and missing the qualifying standard by over five seconds.