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Tag: Sebastien Rouault

  • CC photo #664: Filming the men’s 400 free at Debrecen 2012

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    Just a photo from the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. In the pool the men’s 400 meter freestyle preliminary heat 4 of 5 with Kis Gergo (HUN) leading and Sebastien Rouault (FRA) in second. Kis Gergo ended up winning silver in the final, behind Germany’s Paul Biedermann.

  • 33è Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona 2012 – Promo

    33̬ Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona 2012 РPromo

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    Part of the Mare Nostrum 2012 series, hosted by Club Natació Sant Andreu, the club of Erika Villaécija, bronze winner in the 1500 freestyle at Debrecen 2012. This weekend June 2nd and 3rd, see event details here, including start lists featuring swimmers like Rebecca Adlington, Erika Villaécija and Mireia Belmonte, Keri-Anne Payne, Kristel Kobrich, Sergey…

  • France sends 41 swimmers to the Debrecen 2012 Europeans

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    According to SwimSwam, the French are sending 41 swimmers the the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary in May, including Frédérick Bousquet and Sébastien Rouault who missed out on Olympic participation, and their entire Olympic team. With Germany taking 32 and Great Britain sending only 5, this might the largest team at the Championships. Women: Fanny Babou,…

  • Big meet in Barcelona this weekend !

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    The Mare Nostrum circuit starts in Barcelona this weekend, and our guy Pál Joensen will be there, along with 4 juniors from our Faroese squad. The start list promises a lot of world-class racing, as swim stars from around the world prepare for Shanghai 2011.

  • Sun Yang posts impressive world’s best in 800 free

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    China’s Sun Yang won the 800 freestyle at the Chinese Nationals today, posting incredible 7:44.12 compared to Sebastien Rouault’s 7:54.95 world’s best this year. Zhang Lin’s world record of 7:32.12 is still far ahead, but commenters at SwimmingWorld Magazine say from Chinese media, that Sun will no swim the 800 in Shanghai, saving his energy…

  • Friis wins 1500, Rouault 800

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    Denmark’s 800m World champion Lotte Friis set a second best time in the World this year at the Championnats de France today, winning the 1500 freestyle in 16:06.74, ahead of Chile’s Kristel Kobrich in 16:16.73 and French Aurélie Muller in 16:27.77. In the men’s 800 freestyle, France’s Sébastien Rouault won comfortably with a time of…

  • Agnel smokes the 400 free

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    18-year-old Yannick Agnel demolished the French record in 400 freestyle, at the Championnat de France today, swimming 3:43.85 where his French record from the European Championships where he beat Biedermann last summer was 3:46.17. Rouault followed him up until the last 100, from when Agnel took more than 3 seconds out of him, winning silver…

  • Strasbourg is the place to be this week

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    SwimNews.com describes the upcoming French nationals and World championship trials as “a firepower in men’s freestyle events that is hard to find just about anywhere else in the world”, with Alain Bernard, Amaury Leveaux, Fred Bousquet, Fabien Gilot, William Meynard and Yannick Agnel in the short to middle distances, and Sebastien Rouault, Anthony Pannier, Xavier…