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.