Manaudou Takes Down Two More National Records at French Champs

TOURS, France, May 14. THE Laure Manaudou Show rolled on Saturday, the fourth day of the French Championships. One night after setting a world record in the 400-meter freestyle, Manaudou established a pair of national records, increasing her total in that category for the week to four. After winning the 200 freestyle in a splendid time of 1:57.81, well ahead of the 2:00.02 of Aurore Mongel, Manaudou negotiated the 200 individual medley in 2:12.41. She was followed in that event by Sophie De Ronchi (2:14.84). Manaudou also set a national record in the 400 I.M. earlier in the meet.

Manaudou, however, wasn't the only record-breaker on Saturday, due to the presence of Fred Bousquet and Amaury Leveaux in the male competition. Bousquet, who enjoyed a sterling collegiate career at Auburn University, clocked 23.83 in the 50 butterfly for his French record. As for Leveaux, he touched the wall in the 200 freestyle in 1:48.10, an effort that handed him a convincing decision over Fabien Gilot, who managed a mark of 1:49.50.

In the 100 breaststroke events, the women's victory went to Great Britain's Kirsty Balfour in a time of 1:09.11. Anne Sophie Le Paranthoen finished second, but her time of 1:10.09 was good enough for a French record. On the men's side, Hugues Duboscq prevailed over the competition, but his swim of 1:01.92 was far from eye-catching. Other winners were Belarus' Aliaksandra Herasimenia in the 50 fly (27.08) and Yannick Bignon in the 200 I.M. (2:03.89).

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