Two weeks after winning her first individual international medal, Charlotte Bonnet seems to be liberated. At the Mare Nostrum in Monaco, the Nice-native set a new personal record in the 100m freestyle and recorded an excellent time in the 200m. Anna Santamans continues her good form while the young Wattel and Hache showed reassurance.
Charlotte Bonnet continues to shine. Fifteen days after the European Championships in London, the swimmers from Olympic Nice Natation came as neighbors to the Principality of Monaco for the traditional Mare Nostrum meeting (2nd stage in Canet-en-Roussillon on Wednesday-Thursday, 3rd stage in Barcelona on Saturday-Sunday).
A Record in the 100m
Competing in two events, Charlotte Bonnet excelled. On Sunday, the Azuréenne won a new gold medal in the 100m freestyle, with a personal record (53’’80). She improved her time set at the “France” by 13 hundredths. On Saturday, the Nice-native, freshly decorated with a European bronze medal, won the 200m freestyle in 1’56’’75 (1’59’’17 in the heats), ahead of Katinka Hosszu. It is her 4th best time in 2016, just four-tenths shy of her performance at the French Championships (1’56’’32), indicating great consistency.
Santamans Very Consistent
Anna Santamans refined her favorite distance, the 50m freestyle, with the traditional two-day tournament. The sprinter finished second in the final after swimming below 25’’60 five times and posting the best time of the weekend in the 1/8th (25’’27). On Sunday, she also competed in the 100m with the 5th best time in the heats (56’’60).
Wattel, Hache, and Arlandis Positioned
The butterfly specialist of the group, Marie Wattel, took third place in the 100m butterfly with a solid time of 58’’87 (1’00’’49 in the heats). In the same race, the young Anais Arlandis secured a nice 5th place (1’02’’02). On the second day, Wattel also performed well in the 100m freestyle by qualifying for the final (8th in 56’’76, and 56’’89 in the morning heats). The royal distance shines on Cloé Hache. The young woman from Nice took 5th place in the final with a time similar to that achieved in the heats (56’’24). The youngest of Fabrice Pellerin’s group seems to be on the right path after a very discreet first part of the season.
