{"id":587747,"date":"2024-06-16T10:43:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=587747"},"modified":"2024-06-17T06:16:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:16:59","slug":"marie-wattel-david-aubry-anastasia-kirpichnikova-book-tickets-for-a-home-games-on-day-one-of-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marie-wattel-david-aubry-anastasia-kirpichnikova-book-tickets-for-a-home-games-on-day-one-of-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie Wattel, David Aubry & Anastasia Kirpichnikova Book Tickets For A Home Games On Day One Of French Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marie Wattel, David Aubry & Anastasia Kirpichnikova Book Tickets For A Home Games On Day One Of Trials<\/h4>\n

Marie Wattel<\/strong>, David Aubry<\/strong> and Anastasia Kirpichnikova<\/strong> all booked their places at a home Games on the first day of the French trials in Chartres.<\/p>\n

The meet runs from 16-21 June with the likes of Leon Marchand<\/strong> – the five-time world champion and 400IM world record-holder – Maxime Grousset<\/strong>, Yohann Ndoye Brouard<\/strong> and Florent Manaudou<\/strong> set to command the spotlight.<\/p>\n

Grousset did in fact fire off a 22.87 50 fly, the fourth-fastest of his career and second-swiftest in the world this year behind Noe Ponti<\/strong>‘s 22.65<\/p>\n

That followed Florent Manaudou’s<\/strong> 22.87 in the prelims: eyebrow raisers certainly and a hint of what is to come from the pair this week but the event is non-Olympic.<\/p>\n

It was Wattel therefore who became the first swimmer to cement her spot at Paris 2024 with an emphatic victory in the 100 fly.<\/p>\n

Wattel, who won silver at the 2022 worlds in Budapest, was the only swimmer to break 58 in 57.49, 0.33 inside the 57.92 cut.<\/p>\n

Lilou Ressencourt<\/strong> (58.81) took silver but was outside the QT while Maty Ndoye Brouard<\/strong> – sister of European 200 back champion Yohann – clocked 1:00.20 for third.<\/p>\n

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Anastasia Kirpichnikova: Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer \/ MAGICPBK<\/p><\/div>\n

Kirpichnikova was the next swimmer to book a ticket to a home Games when she won the 400 free.<\/p>\n

The three-time European medallist was accompanied at the halfway mark by Anna Egorova<\/strong> and Lucile Tessariol<\/strong> with the trio separated by 0.69.<\/p>\n

Egorova was still within striking range at 350m before a 30.11 final 50 steered Kirpichnikova to the title in 4:06.87, more than a second inside the 4:07.90 cut.<\/p>\n

It’ll be a second Games for Kirpichnikova who represented the ROC in both open water and pool in Tokyo, coming seventh and eighth in the 1500 and 800 respectively.<\/p>\n

It was in June 2023 that the 23-year-old was cleared to represent France.<\/p>\n

Behind her came Egorova (4:08.77) and Tessariol (4:10.38).<\/p>\n

Aubry also punched his ticket at the end of a ding-dong battle with Ahmed Jaouadi<\/strong> in the 400 free.<\/p>\n

Aubry, a double world distance medallist, drew to within 0.01 of the Tunisian at the final turn only for Jaouadi to\u00a0 come home in 27.23 for victory in 3:46.10.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

Aubry touched second but more importantly was well within the cut of 3:47.91 in 3:46.46 although Joris Bouchaut<\/strong> missed out in 3:49.21.<\/p>\n

Antoine Viquerat<\/strong> came from fourth at the turn to win the men’s 100m breaststroke in 1:00.07, well outside the cut for an individual swim.<\/p>\n

However, he will likely be selected given France have secured relay berths in the men’s and mixed medley relays rather than rely on Marchand who in all likelihood will have a busy schedule.<\/p>\n

Likewise Charlotte Bonnet<\/strong> who won the women’s equivalent in 1:07.48 which was well outside the QT of 1:06.79.<\/p>\n

Chartres will get their first glimpse of Marchand on Monday with the Bob Bowman-trained athlete set to go in the 400IM in which he is the world record-holder.<\/p>\n

Ndoye Brouard will also go in the 100 back, in which he was fifth at Fukuoka 2023, and will go head to head with Mewen Tomac<\/strong> with both men standing a good chance of booking a spot in Paris.<\/p>\n

Pauline Mahieu<\/strong>, Mary-Ambre Moluh<\/strong> and Emma Terebo\u00a0<\/strong>face off in the women’s equivalent.<\/p>\n