France thus totals nine medals. Earlier in the evening, Pauline Mahieu failed at the foot of the podium of the 100 m back and Emma Terebo in 6ᵉ Place.
Le Monde with AFP
New medals for the French at the European Swimming Championships. The French relay, composed of Hadrien Salvan, Wissam-Amazigh Yebba, Charlotte Bonnet and Lucile Tessariol, won the silver medal of the mixed relay 4 x 200 m freestyle, Tuesday August 16.
The tricolor team made a 7 m 29 s 25 chrono 25, behind the British (7 m 28 s 16) and in front of the Italians (7 m 31 s 85).
At the top before the last length, the young Lucile Tessariol (18), flanked by the British British medalist of the 100 m, Freya Anderson, at the water line number 5, fell in the last meters. The previous relay, provided by Charlotte Bonnet, had allowed the Blues to approach Great Britain to two tenths.
Silver medalist over 100 m and titled on the 4 x 100 m mixed relay, Charlotte Bonnet, left at rest in series, won her third award for competition.
ninth French medal
The mixed 4 x 200 m relay brings the ninth medal of the French delegation, the second in the evening session after the bronze of Damien Joly over 1,500 m. At 30, the student of Philippe Lucas thus won his first international medal.
He achieved a time of 14 m 50 s 86, behind the Italian Gregorio Paltrierieri and the Ukrainian European champion, Mykhaïlo Romanchuk (14 m 36 s 10).
Earlier in the evening, Pauline Mahieu failed at the foot of the podium of the 100 m back and Emma Terebo in the 6 e place.