France at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships
Sporting event delegation
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France competed at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, 2025.
Websitewww.ffnatation.fr (in French)
Competitors68 in 6 sports
| France at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| World Aquatics code | FRA |
| National federation | French Swimming Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Singapore | |
| Competitors | 68 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Maxime Grousset | Swimming | Men's 50 metre butterfly | 28 July 2025 |
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Léon Marchand | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 31 July 2025 |
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Maxime Grousset | Swimming | Men's 100 metre butterfly | 2 August 2025 |
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Léon Marchand | Swimming | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 3 August 2025 |
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Yohann Ndoye-Brouard Léon Marchand Maxime Grousset Yann Le Goff Jérémie Delbois Clément Secchi |
Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 3 August 2025 |
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Marc-Antoine Olivier | Open water swimming | Men's 5 km | 18 July 2025 |
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Marc-Antoine Olivier | Open water swimming | Men's 3 km knockout sprints | 19 July 2025 |
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Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 29 July 2025 |
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Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | Swimming | Men's 200 metre backstroke | 1 August 2025 |
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Maxime Grousset Yann Le Goff Marie Wattel Béryl Gastaldello Rafael Fente-Damers Albane Cachot |
Swimming | Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 2 August 2025 |
Competitors
The following is the list of competitors in the Championships.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Diving | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| High diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Open water swimming | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Swimming | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| Water polo | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 25 | 43 | 68 |
Artistic swimming
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Romane Temessek | Solo technical routine | 236.9400 | 9 Q | 239.7925 | 8 |
| Anastasia Bayandina Romane Lunel |
Duet technical routine | 284.6158 | 6 Q | 254.9667 | 11 |
| Laëlys Alavez Romane Lunel |
Duet free routine | 252.6575 | 5 Q | 257.9033 | 5 |
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Laëlys Alavez Angéline Bertinelli Jeanne Clair Ambre Esnault Claudia Janvier Romane Lunel Romane Temessek Lou Thuillier |
Team technical routine | 249.3725 | 8 Q | 270.3816 | 8 |
| Laëlys Alavez Anastasia Bayandina Angéline Bertinelli Ambre Esnault Laura González Claudia Janvier Romane Lunel Eve Planeix |
Team acrobatic routine | 190.5908 | 10 Q | 211.2587 | 6 |
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Gwendal Bisch | 1 m springboard | 332.55 | 21 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| 3 m springboard | 354.70 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jules Bouyer | 1 m springboard | 370.15 | 5 Q | N/a | 390.15 | 5 | |
| 3 m springboard | 404.80 | 9 Q | 407.75 | 9 Q | 478.30 | 5 | |
| Gwendal Bisch Jules Bouyer |
3 m synchro springboard | 370.05 | 9 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jade Gillet | 10 m platform | 246.35 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| Naïs Gillet | 1 m springboard | 251.45 | 7 Q | N/a | 233.10 | 12 | |
| 3 m springboard | 259.55 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| Emily Hallifax | 10 m platform | 228.10 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Juliette Landi | 1 m springboard | 209.75 | 35 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| 3 m springboard | 234.35 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
High diving
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hunt | Men's high diving | 375.30 | 6 |
| Madeleine Bayon | Women's high diving | 232.90 | 14 |
Open water swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Logan Fontaine | Men's 3 km knockout sprints | 17:08.9 | 6 Q | 11:30.8 | 6 Q | 6:07.2 | 6 |
| Marc-Antoine Olivier | Men's 3 km knockout sprints | 17:05.0 | 4 Q | 11:29.2 | 4 Q | 5:51.1 | |
| Men's 5 km | N/a | 57:30.4 | | ||||
| Men's 10 km | N/a | Did not finish | |||||
| Sacha Velly | Men's 5 km | N/a | 58:37.5 | 19 | |||
| Jules Wallart | Men's 10 km | N/a | 2:05:46.9 | 26 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Clémence Coccordano | Women's 3 km knockout sprints | 18:35.5 | 3 Q | 12:13.1 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Inès Delacroix | Women's 5 km | N/a | 1:03:10.5 | 9 | |||
| Women's 10 km | N/a | 2:09:44.7 | 12 | ||||
| Caroline Jouisse | Women's 3 km knockout sprints | 18:35.8 | 5 Q | 12:23.7 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 5 km | N/a | 1:04:06.5 | 12 | ||||
| Women's 10 km | N/a | Did not finish | |||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clémence Coccordano Marc-Antoine Olivier Inès Delacroix Logan Fontaine |
Team relay | 1:09:24.7 | 4 |
Swimming
France entered 27 swimmers.[2]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| David Aubry | 400 m freestyle | 3:49.13 | 23 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 7:54.83 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:03.32 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nikita Baez | 50 m freestyle | 22.06 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Rafael Fente-Damers | 100 m freestyle | 48.33 | 16 Q | 48.38 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Pierre Goudeneche | 50 m breaststroke | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||
| Maxime Grousset | 50 m freestyle | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | 47.84 | 5 Q | 47.39 | 5 Q | 47.59 | 7 | |
| 50 m butterfly | 22.74 | 1 Q | 22.61 NR | 1 Q | 22.48 NR | | |
| 100 m butterfly | 51.36 | 11 Q | 50.25 | 3 Q | 49.62 ER | | |
| Antoine Herlem | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.58 | 8 Q | 1:57.45 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Damien Joly | 1500 m freestyle | 14:51.06 | 8 Q | N/a | 15:19.06 | 8 | |
| Léon Marchand | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.63 | 1 Q | 1:52.69 WR | 1 Q | 1:53.68 | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:13.19 | 7 Q | N/a | 4:04.73 | | ||
| Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | 100 m backstroke | 52.30 | 1 Q | 52.47 | 7 Q | 51.92 NR | |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:56.82 | 13 Q | 1:54.47 NR | 2 Q | 1:54.62 | | |
| Clément Secchi | 100 m butterfly | 51.58 | 16 Q | 51.23 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Mewen Tomac | 100 m backstroke | 53.07 | 10 Q | 53.15 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Antoine Viquerat | 50 m breaststroke | 27.18 | 14 Q | 26.93 NR 27.27 |
8 S/off 2 |
Did not advance | |
| Rafael Fente-Damers Nans Mazellier Ethan Dumesnil Yann Le Goff |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:12.929 | 11 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Roman Fuchs Yann Le Goff Rafael Fente-Damers Léon Marchand Corentin Pouillart (heat) |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:06.88 | 8 Q | N/a | 7:03.69 | 6 | |
| Yohann Ndoye-Brouard Léon Marchand Maxime Grousset Yann Le Goff Jérémie Delbois (heat) Clément Secchi (heat) |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:32.35 | 7 Q | N/a | 3:27.96 NR | | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Béryl Gastaldello | 50 m freestyle | 24.53 | 6 Q | 24.64 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 53.56 | 5 Q | 53.36 | 6 Q | 53.30 | 6 | |
| Anastasiya Kirpichnikova | 400 m freestyle | 4:13.92 | 19 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:28.97 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:06.97 | 7 Q | 15:57.40 | 5 | |||
| Pauline Mahieu | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.48 | 14 Q | 59.56 59.28 |
8 S/off 1 Q |
59.48 | 6 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:12.33 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mary-Ambre Moluh | 50 m backstroke | 27.93 | 13 Q | 27.63 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke | 59.47 | 7 Q | 59.35 | 7 Q | 59.60 | 8 | |
| Analia Pigrée | 50 m freestyle | 24.93 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m backstroke | 27.73 | 6 Q | 27.52 | 6 Q | 27.47 | 7 | |
| Lilou Ressencourt | 100 m butterfly | 58.52 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:09.86 | 13 Q | 2:10.87 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Béryl Gastaldello Marina Jehl Albane Cachot Marie Wattel |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.76 | 5 Q | N/a | 3:34.62 NR | 5 | |
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maxime Grousset Yann Le Goff Marie Wattel Béryl Gastaldello Rafael Fente-Damers (heat) Albane Cachot (heat) |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:24.21 | 2 Q | 3:21.35 NR | |
| Mewen Tomac Jérémie Delbois Marie Wattel Albane Cachot |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:44.31 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Water polo
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Playoff | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
 France |
Women's tournament |  Great BritainL 9–12 |
 SpainL 6–23 |
 South AfricaW 13–6 |
3 P/Off |  GreeceL 9–23 |
N/a |  ChinaL 6–18 |
Great Britain L 9–14 |
12 |
Women's tournament
- Team roster
The following is French roster.[3][4]
Head coach: Lucas Heurtier
- 1 Pasiphaé Martineaud Peret GK
- 2 Lara Andres FP
- 3 Jade Boughrara FP
- 4 Elhyne Kilic-Pegourie FP
- 5 Erica Hardy FP
- 6 Lily Vernoux FP
- 7 Emma Duflos FP
- 8 Valentine Heurtaux FP
- 9 Ema Vernoux FP
- 10 Lou Jean-Michel FP
- 11 Tiziana Raspo FP
- 12 Camille Radosavljevic FP
- 13 Eszter Lefebvre GK
- 14 Arianna Banchi FP
- 15 Myriam Ouchache FP
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 17 | +45 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 48 | −35 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
Source: Omegatiming
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 11 July 2025 13:45 |
Report | France |
9–12 | Great Britain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Megan Rose Perry (NZL) |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 0–3, 2–5, 3–1 | |||||
| Vernoux 4 | Goals | Brown, Turner 3 | |||
| 13 July 2025 16:00 |
Report | Spain |
23–6 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Jennifer McCall (USA), Fiona Haigh (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 5–2, 6–0, 6–1 | |||||
| Ruiz 4 | Goals | Vernoux 2 | |||
| 15 July 2025 12:10 |
Report | South Africa |
6–13 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Mihai Balanescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–3, 3–3, 0–3 | |||||
| Banks 2 | Goals | Hardy, Heurtaux 3 | |||
- Playoffs
| 17 July 2025 19:10 |
Report | Greece |
23–9 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Dasch Barber (RSA), Marcella Braga (BRA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–3, 8–0, 7–2 | |||||
| Tricha 5 | Goals | Heurtaux 4 | |||
- 9–12th place semifinals
| 19 July 2025 12:10 |
Report | China |
18–6 | France |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Fiona Haigh (AUS), Germán Moller (ARG) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–0, 7–2, 5–2 | |||||
| Yan S. 4 | Goals | Vernoux 3 | |||
- Eleventh place game
| 21 July 2025 09:00 |
Report | France |
9–14 | Great Britain |
OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Fiona Haigh (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–4, 2–4, 3–4 | |||||
| Vernoux 3 | Goals | Rogers, Turner 3 | |||