On the first day of the French Elite Championships in Angers, the Caledonian finished first in the men’s 100m butterfly in just 49″24, a record in French swimming. The Guyanese Mehdy Metella, back in competition only this year, as for him, he finished second, in 50″43.
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Already world champion in the 100m butterfly since the last world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the Caledonian Maxime Grousset shattered the French record on Thursday October 26, when he entered the Angers pools, on the occasion of the 100m butterfly championships. France Elites.
By finishing his race in 49 seconds and 24 hundredths in a 25-meter pool, he beats the previous record held by the Guyanese Mehdy Metella (49″45) and is slowly approaching the world record of the American Caeleb Dressel (47″ 78).
Even though his record in the discipline was broken, Mehdy Metella, who has returned to competition this year after a long slump, took a good second place, finishing his swim in 50″43. Stanislas Huille finished third.
Maxime Grousset also won the 100m medley in 51.99.