SAINT RAPHAEL, France, February 28. THE second evening of long course meter competition took place at the French International Meet held in Saint Raphael.
Lara Grangeon opened the night with a winning time of 4:47.57 in the women's 400 IM, while Anthony Pannier followed with a victorious 4:22.75 in the men's 400 IM.
In the women's 200 fly, Aurore Mongel cruised to a win in a time of 2:09.51, while Clement Lefert held off Christophe Lebon, 1:58.55 to 1:59.29, for the men's 200 fly win.
In another runaway win, Alexianne Castel took the women's 200 back in 2:11.50, while Israel's Yakov Van Zurablov earned the men's 200 back title in 2:03.30.
Sophie De Ronchi won the women's 200 breast in 2:29.31, while Israel's Yuliya Banach set a national record with a second-place 2:30.56. That swim beat her preliminary record of 2:33.49, which in turn beat the 2:33.81 set by Anastasia Korotkov in 2007.
In one of the closest finishes of the evening, Tony De Pellegrini touched out Fabien Horth, 2:15.89 to 2:15.92, in the men's 200 breast.
The 200 frees concluded the evening. Coralie Balmy won the women's title over Camille Muffat, 1:58.15 to 1:59.90, while Alain Bernard held off Clement Lefert, 1:48.07 to 1:48.47, for the men's crown.