{"id":615696,"date":"2025-06-22T20:58:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=615696"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:46:44","slug":"sacha-velly-caroline-jouisse-claim-french-double-at-european-aquatics-open-water-swimming-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sacha-velly-caroline-jouisse-claim-french-double-at-european-aquatics-open-water-swimming-cup-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacha Velly & Caroline Jouisse Claim French Double At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacha Velly & Caroline Jouisse Claim French Double At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025<\/h4>\n

The second leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025<\/strong> saw Sacha Velly<\/strong> and Caroline Jouisse<\/strong> claim a French double\u00a0as they took the respective men\u2019s and women\u2019s titles at the Parque Urbano de Albarquel in Setubal, Portugal.<\/p>\n

Following the first leg in Cyprus last month, 21 men and 10 women took to the pontoon at 11am local time for the 10km, six-lap race.<\/p>\n

Velly surged to a well-measured victory in the men\u2019s race, clocking 1:51:45.58 as he dropped Italy\u2019s Fabio Dalu<\/strong> and T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Berk Boz<\/strong> in a thrilling final lap of the 1.66km circuit.<\/p>\n

Velly sat just behind the pace for much of the race, letting Dalu and others exchange the lead through the early and middle laps. He made his decisive move on the final lap where he overhauled Dalu. His back-end speed was too much for the Italian as he opened up a huge gap to take the win by 22 seconds with Dalu touching the panel in 1:52:08.52 and Boz in 1:52:10.72.<\/p>\n

Also of note was Nathan Wiffen<\/strong> – twin of Olympic 800 free champion Daniel<\/strong> – who finished ninth on his open water debut in 1:53:54.17.<\/p>\n

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l-r: Lisa Pou, Caroline Jouisse, Giulia Berton: Photo Courtesy: Antonella Mannara\/European Aquatics<\/p><\/div>\n

Velly enjoyed a fine junior career that saw him claim the world and European junior open water titles in 2024. So far this year, the 20-year-old has finished second at the World Aquatics World Cup last week in Setubal as well as securing three top-six finishes including relay bronze at the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships<\/strong> in Stari Grad.<\/p>\n

Jouisse delivered a textbook performance, timing her finish to perfection in a race that saw the top three separated by less than three seconds.<\/p>\n

Jouisse, who had already impressed with a strong swim in Setubal at the World Cup last weekend, earning bronze, touched in 2:00:57.09, holding challenges from Monaco\u2019s Lisa Pou<\/strong> (2:00:58.97) and Italy\u2019s Giulia Berton<\/strong> (2:00:59.88), who finished in second and third respectively. The trio exchanged positions through the race, staying within sight of each other through all six laps.<\/p>\n

Turkey\u2019s Su Inal<\/strong>, who took the 5km European Junior title at the Championships two days prior, led at multiple checkpoints and eventually finished fourth in 2:02:31.69, while Germany\u2019s Lara Braun<\/strong> claimed fifth in 2:02:35.24.<\/p>\n