Luxembourg (AFP)
Florent Manaudou, who aims to regain Olympic gold in the 50m freestyle in Tokyo, treated his comeback on Saturday in Luxembourg, swimming in 21:56, his best time on the one way since his return to the pools.
After a morning streak concluded in 21.91, the 2012 Olympic distance champion lowered his time by 35 / 100th in the evening, in the Euro Meet final, to win in 21.56, 16/100 better than his previous one. 50m freestyle outing in a large pool, to Rome in June, after only ten weeks of training.
On Saturday, he outstripped the Brazilian Bruno Fratus (21.77), the Ukrainian Vladyslav Bukhov (21.97) and the British Ben Proud (22.04), who will be among his main rivals this summer in Tokyo, in addition to the world distance champion , the American Caeleb Dressel, who was not present in Luxembourg.
Sunday, Florent Manaudou is entered in the 100 m freestyle series, with the prospect of the French relay in Tokyo (July 24-August 9), handicapped by the injury and the operation of Mehdy Metella.
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