"It's the first Marseillaise for me, so it's weird. I have the impression that the Italians like me. It's a beautiful story, which ends well. There is nothing left who can stop me …”, reacted the new European champion.
"I felt that I was in front, and that the last 50m are my strength, so I took advantage", added the French swimmer, very happy to have "made proud" his family, present at the edge of the swimming pool. .
Licensed to Annecy, Ndoye Brouard had held this French record since March 20, 2021 in Marseille, when he swam in 1:56.10 during a stage of the FFN Golden Tour.
I knew that this French record would not be enough to get on the box," he said.
Qualified the day before for the final on time having swum alone, after a plot problem at the start, Ndoye Brouard beat the Hungarian Benedek Kovacs (1:56.03) and the Briton Luke Greenbank (1:56.15).
The second Frenchman entered in this final, Mewen Tomac, had to settle for 7th place after an excellent first half of the race and a last length where he was overtaken by several rivals.
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