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Maxime GROUSSET
Sport Swimming
NOC France   
GenderMen
Born24 Apr 1999 in Nouméa, NCL
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Paris, FRA
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
CS Clichy 92: France
General Interest
Injuries
He pulled out of several races at the 2018 National Short Course Championships in Montpellier, France, due to an ankle injury. He was also recovering from an injury to the fingers on his right hand at the time. (courrier-picard.fr, 16 Nov 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the 50m freestyle at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (Conseil Departmental de la Somme YouTube channel, 06 Nov 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
Living in New Caledonia, his parents forced him to learn to swim so he would be safe in the water. "It's very dangerous to swim over there. My parents just didn't want me to drown, so I began to swim."
General Interest
Hero / Idol
French swimmer Jeremy Stravius. (nc-sport.com, 01 Jun 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Michel Chretien [national]
Training Regime
He trains at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France.
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age five at the CN Caledoniens club in New Caledonia. He began competing at age eight.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Languages
French
General Interest
Other information
FROM NEW CALEDONIA TO FRANCE
He was born in Noumea in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia, and moved to mainland France at age 16. "I left New Caledonia to train with Michel Chretien at Amiens Metropole Natation in 2016. It was difficult when I arrived because at home I only trained once a day, while here it's double that, without taking into account the gym work and the physical preparation. Michel has given me so much. He taught me how to adapt. But I took my time and little by little I made it." (lemonde.fr, 20 Jul 2019; courrier-picard.fr, 16 Nov 2018; Conseil Departmental de la Somme YouTube channel, 06 Nov 2018; nc-sport.com, 01 Jun 2017)
Most influential person in career
Coach Michel Chretien. (lemonde.fr, 20 Jul 2019)
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Physiotherapy - Saint Maurice Physiotherapy School: France

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2021 Tokyo, JPN 100m Freestyle 47.72
12 2021 Tokyo, JPN 50m Freestyle 21.87
6 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:11.09
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 100m Butterfly 50.14
3 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 50m Butterfly 22.82
  2023 Fukuoka, JPN 50m Freestyle DNS
3 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 100m Freestyle 47.42
9 2022 Budapest, HUN 50m Butterfly 23.10
3 2022 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle 21.57
2 2022 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle 47.64
5 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:32.37
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 50m Butterfly 23.41
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 50m Freestyle 21.86
3 2019 Gwangju, KOR 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay  
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 100m Individual Medley  DSQ
6 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 200m Freestyle 1:41.56
2 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 100m Freestyle 45.41
5 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 50m Freestyle 20.90
1 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:27.33
5 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:31.41
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 50m Butterfly 22.94
6 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 50m Freestyle 21.08
5 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 100m Freestyle 46.20
8 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 100m Medley Relay  DSQ
6 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:30.06
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2022 Rome, ITA 50m Butterfly 22.97
4 2022 Rome, ITA 100m Freestyle 47.78
5 2022 Rome, ITA 50m Freestyle 21.87
8 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay  DSQ
2 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:32.50
1 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:22.80 
Semifinal 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Butterfly 23.39
7 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle 22.02
5 2021 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle 47.90
5 2021 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:33.10
Semifinal 2018 Glasgow, SCO 50m Freestyle 22.37
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 100m Freestyle 49.51
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:17.15
1 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:22.07
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2023 Otopeni, ROU 100m Butterfly 49.00
Heats 2023 Otopeni, ROU 100m Individual Medley  DNS
Heats 2023 Otopeni, ROU 200m Freestyle  DNS
7 2023 Otopeni, ROU 50m Freestyle 21.08
3 2023 Otopeni, ROU 50m Butterfly 22.06
1 2023 Otopeni, ROU 100m Freestyle 45.46
3 2023 Otopeni, ROU 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:28.35
4 2019 Glasgow, SCO 100m Freestyle 46.54
Semifinal 2019 Glasgow, SCO 50m Freestyle 21.48
3 2019 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:28.86
Heats 2019 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 50m Freestyle 21.71
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 100m Freestyle 47.89
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay  
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2022 Berlin, GER 100m Freestyle 46.38
6 2022 Berlin, GER 50m Freestyle 21.31
7 2019 Berlin, GER 50m Freestyle 22.39
3 2019 Berlin, GER 100m Freestyle 49.16
5 2019 Berlin, GER 50m Butterfly 23.72