Swimming: Manaudou succeeds in qualifying time over 50m and gets closer to Tokyo Games - France 24

Saint-Raphaël (France) (AFP)

Florent Manaudou swam the required qualifying time over 50 m during the first phase of Olympic qualifying, which will last three months, at the French long course Championships, Friday in Saint-Raphaël, and is thus getting closer to the Tokyo Games.

Manaudou won in 21 sec 73, below the 21 sec 80 set.

However, the 2012 Olympic champion and 2016 Olympic vice-champion in the 50 m is not automatically qualified for the 2020 Olympics postponed by one year.

For this, he must remain the fastest French swimmer over the distance until the end of this first Olympic qualification window, which has just opened and which will close on March 21, 2021, according to the new system set up by the tricolor frame.

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