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Incredible evening in the Olympic swimming pool this Tuesday, July 30 with French in almost all races.

The Essential

• Frenchman Léon Marchand strolled through the semi-finals of the 200m butterfly to reach the final. He will be back in action in the 200m breaststroke at 22:07. Emma Terebo and Beryl Gastaldello, who were entered in the 100m backstroke final, were unable to do anything, finishing 7th and 8th, as was David Aubry in the 800m. The French 4x200m relay is the last chance of the evening.
• Maxime Grousset qualified in the lead for the 100m freestyle final at the start of this session by posting the 4th time. Beryl Gastaldello and Marie Wattel hope to do the same thing a little later.
• Follow all the finals live

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In 53'38″, Marie Wattel finished 5th in the semi-final dominated by Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, Shayna Jack and Marrit Steenbergen.

21:36 – Come on Marie!

Having drawn on the support present, Marie Wattel begins her semi-final.

21:34 – Wattel supported!

Lined up in the first semi-final, Marie Wattel has just entered to the cheers of the public.

21:32 – Wattel and Gastaldello in the water!

After the podium in the 100m backstroke (F), the races resume with the semi-finals of the 100m freestyle. Marie Wattel and Béryl Gastaldello are the tricolor swimmers entered.

9:30 p.m. – Grousset: "An interesting race"

Qualified for the 100m freestyle final after his race early in the evening, Maxime Grousset was satisfied with his semi-final: “It's interesting. There are swimmers who come back very quickly in the last 50m and I'm capable of doing that. It's the first 100m where I'm leaving just as quickly. 

21:27 – Aubry: "I surpassed myselfé"

5th ex-aequo tonight, David Aubry was satisfied with his performance as he confided to Nelson Monfort: “Today, I surpassed myself. I dove into this pool for an Olympic final. The objective was achieved. Doing an Olympic was a dream. It wasn't much that was missing. The three swimmers on the podium are exceptional. Finishing 5th among all the best is incredible. I've already swum faster but I'm very happy."

21:21 – Aubry 5th

In 7'43"59, David Aubry finished 5th in the final, 5 seconds and 40 hundredths behind the gold medalist, Daniel Wiffen.

What a final! At the end of a crazy race & twists and turns, Daniel Wiffen wins the gold medal in the 800m freestyle, ahead of American Bobby Fink, who made a huge final length. Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri completes the podium. In 7'38"19, the Irishman broke the Olympic record.

21:17 – Paltrinieri flies away

As the bell rings, Gregorio Paltrinieri flies ahead of this race. Wiffen tries to stay in touch. The two are stuck at the water line.

21:16 – Winnington cracks

While the Australian Winnington has cracked, the Irish Wiffen now leads this final of the 800m freestyle ahead of the Italian Paltrinieri and the American Finke. There are 250m left to browse.

21:14 – Aubry poorly placed

At the 300 meters, David Aubry is in last position in this final.

21:12 – Ahead of the record

After the first 100m, the Australian Winnington is 1 second and 63 hundredths ahead of the world record.

21:11 – Let's go!

The starting signal goes to David Aubry, who will have a lot to do in this final with the American Bobby Fink and the Australian Winnington. Let's go for nearly 8 minutes of effort.

21:09 – Terebo: “What a joy”

Before David Aubry's final, Emma Terebo spoke about her final to our colleagues from France 2: Wow. It was giant, grandiose. The level was there. There is no medal, but what a joy to experience an Olympic final. It was my first test. I still have the 200m backstroke and the relay. I take all the public's energy for the rest. 

21:07 – New medal chance

Place à David Aubry who will compete in the final of the 800m freestyle! 

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When are the Olympic swimming events ?

The swimming events will begin on Saturday July 27, with the first medals delivered in the evening, with the finals of the 400m and 4x100m freestyle. The tests are spread over nine days, until Sunday August 4.

Où the tests take place?

The pool swimming events will take place at the Défense Arena in Nanterre. The open water swimming will be in the Seine, with a finish at the Pont Alexandre III. Finally, diving, water polo and artistic swimming will be at the Aquatique center in Saint-Denis. 

• Tuesday, July 30
• Evening, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.:
• 8:30 p.m./8:37 p.m.: 100 m freestyle – men, semi-finals Maxime Grousset
• 8:44 p.m./8:52 p.m.: 200 m butterfly – men, semi-finals Léon Marchand
• 9 p.m.: 100 m backstroke – women, final Gastaldello – Terebo
• 9:07 p.m.: 800 m freestyle – men, final David Aubry
• 100 m freestyle – women, semi-finals Gastal dello and Wattel
• 9:59 p.m./10:07 p.m.: 200m breaststroke – men, semi-finals Léon Marchand
• 10:15 p.m.: 4x200m freestyle relay – men, final
• Wednesday, July 31
• Morning, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.:
• 200 m breaststroke – women, series
• 200 m backstroke – men, series
• 200& ;nbsp;m butterfly – women, series
• Evening, from 8:30 p.m. 10:30 PM:
• 100m freestyle – women, final
• 200m butterfly – men, final
• 200m butterfly – women, semifinals
• 1500m freestyle – women, final
• 200m backstroke – men, semi-finals
• 200m Breaststroke – Women, Semifinals
• 200m Breaststroke – Men, final
• 100m Freestyle – Men, final
• Thursday, August 1
• Morning, 11am to 1:00 p.m.:
• 200m backstroke – women, heats
• 50m freestyle – men, heats
• 200m individual medley – men, heats
• 4x200m freestyle relay – women, heats
• Evening, of 8:30 p.m.  à 22:30:
• 200m butterfly – women, final
• 200m backstroke – men, final
• 50m freestyle – men, semifinals
• 200m breaststroke – women, final
• 200m Individual Medley – Men, Semifinal
• 200m Backstroke – Women, Semifinal
• 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Women, final
• Friday, August 2
• Morning, 11am to 1:00 p.m.:
• 100m butterfly – men, heats
• 200m individual medley – women, heats
• 800m freestyle – women, heats
• 4x100m medley relay – mixed, heats
• Evening, of 8:30pm  to 10:30pm:
• 50m freestyle – men, final
• 200m backstroke – women, final
• 200m individual medley – men, final
• 100m Butterfly – Men, Semifinals
• 200m Individual Medley – Women, Semifinals
• Saturday, August 3
• Morning, 11am to 1:00 p.m.:
• 50m freestyle – women, heats
• 1500m freestyle – men, heats
• 4x100m medley relay – men, heats
• 4x100m medley relay – women, heats
• Evening, from 8:30 p.m. 22:30:
• 100m butterfly – men, final
• 50m freestyle – women, semifinals
• 200m individual medley – women, final
• 800m freestyle – women, final
• 4×100 m medley relay – mixed, final
• Sunday August 4 ;t
• Evening, from 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.:
• 50m freestyle – women, final
• 1500m freestyle – men, final
• 4x100m medley relay – men, final
• Relay 4x100m medley – women, final

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