French International Meet: Camille Lacourt, Camille Muffat, Jeremy Stravius Shine on Day Two

NANCY, France, January 22. THE second day of long course meter action at the French International Meet held in Nancy produced a few more early world bests.

With the year less than a month old, Camille Lacourt (53.45) and Jeremy Stravius (53.78) posted the top two times in the world in the men's 100 back so far. Michael Phelps has clocked the early top marker with a 54.14 at the Austin Grand Prix. Joris Hustache finished third today in 55.97.

Stravius returned in the men's 200 free with an early world-best of 1:48.11. That swim clipped the 1:48.65 clocked by Takeshi Matsuda in Japan. Gregory Mallet (1:51.12) and Guillaume Strohmeyer (1:51.46) took second and third. French record holder Yannick Agnel failed to make the A finale, and wound up winning the B heat in 1:51.37.

Camille Muffat set the world pace in the women's 200 free with a 1:58.00, while Femke Heemskerk placed second in 1:58.27. Both swims cleared the early trendsetter of 1:58.69 turned in by Katie Hoff at the Austin Grand Prix. Mylene Lazare rounded out the podium today in 2:00.85.

Ophelie Aspord topped the women's 800 free in 8:47.14, while Aurelie Muller took second in 8:52.16. Roxane Desfontaines picked up third-place honors in 9:01.84. Sebastien Rouault followed with a 7:59.75 for the men's 800 free victory. Damien Joly claimed second in 8:09.82, while Sebastien Fraysse rounded out the top three in 8:10.35.

Kimberly Vandenberg cruised to the women's 200 fly crown in 2:10.03 with Magali Rousseau finishing a distant second in 2:15.87. Elodie Delamare wound up third in 2:19.89. Christophe Lebon earned the men's 200 fly title in 2:02.04. Romain Sassot (2:03.46) and Mathieu Fonteyn (2:04.11) placed second and third.

Coralie Balmy snatched the women's 400 IM title in 4:50.39. Fantine Lesaffre finished second in 4:56.08, while Camille Amardeilh placed third in 4:57.54. Arnaud Rondan wound up with the men's 400 IM triumph in 4:28.27. He touched out Quentin Coton, who placed second in 4:28.51. Xavier Lepretre earned third in 4:34.47.

Cloe Credeville won the women's 100 back in 1:01.98. Alexandra Putra turned in a second-place 1:02.63, while Marie Jugnet captured third in 1:04.09. Claire Polit claimed the women's 50 breast in 33.50. Andrea Baudry (33.66) and Oceane Martin (33.94) rounded out the top three.

Hugues Duboscq closed out the evening with a winning 28.30 in the men's 50 breast. Giacomo Pereze Dortona (28.49) and Thomas Rabeisen (29.19) touched second and third.

Day Two Finals Results

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