French Nationals, Muffat sets 200 free textile WR
2012-03-22
Editorial Office
Camille Muffat set a new French record for the women's 200 metres freestyle in 1:54.87 in Dunkirk yesterday

Camille Muffat set a new French record winning the 200 metres freestyle in 1:54.87 in Dunkirk yesterday, the fastest ever in textile suit.

Only Federica Pellegrini (ITA), albeit four times, has swum faster than Muffat - in any suit, American Allison Schmitt's 1:54.96 from 2009 surpassed.

The world record is held at 1:52.98 by Pellegrini, the Olympic champion who wore two suits in 2008 and has a textile best of 1:55.45 from 2010.