Germany started in the lead, led for a long time thanks to its two best runners before falling into line (eventually 7th). Great Britain, the big favorite, logically won this Friday in the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay.
In 6’59”08, she beat the United States (7’00”02) and Australia (7’02”13). France (Hadrien Salvan, Amazigh Yebba, Enzo Tesic and Léon Marchand), water line n°2 had to settle for 4th place (7’03”86), in particular thanks to the last blue relay.
The French team did not, for the occasion, beat the national record. Léon Marchand, three-time world champion, will perhaps have one last chance to shine at the world championships, which he left his mark on with 3 world titles with the 4 x 100m medley relay.
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