Matéo Grégoire-Charmasson French Elite Championships 200m butterfly title, Digi Mart USA News (Angers, France): Matéo Grégoire-Charmasson, 18, won the 200m butterfly title at the French Elite Championships in Angers, a 25-metre pool event held from October 29 to November 1. The Nautic Club Nîmois swimmer qualified for the A final with the seventh-fastest time in the heats, 1:58.16.
In the final, he improved his morning time by more than three seconds to win in 1:55.03. That performance is the best French time in the 18-and-under category and erased the previous mark of 1:56.46 held by Jordan Coelho since 2010.
Grégoire-Charmasson also competed in several other events. He placed second in the C final of the 100m butterfly in 53.57 and eighth in the C final of the 200m freestyle in 1:49.05.
He also finished ninth in the 1,500m freestyle in 15:07.02.
His club teammate Matis Fronteau, 19, set personal bests in the 400m freestyle, finishing 27th in 3:57.10, and the 800m freestyle, finishing 15th in 8:07.20.
The CNC Alès club, which finished 27th among 92 teams, entered four swimmers. Noélie Sandoval placed eighth in the A final of the 400m individual medley in 4:57.04 and set three Gard records: 2:16.83 in the 200m individual medley, 2:02.72 in the 200m freestyle and 1:03.95 in the 100m individual medley.
Titouan Parat finished 15th in the 1,500m in 15:32.96 and 12th in the 800m in 8:01.85. Lalie Martin placed 14th in the 800m in 9:04.58.
