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Maxime Grousset and Marrit Steenbergen are among the swimmers taking to the water as the pool programme begins at the European Championships in Paris.
Grousset is among a high-quality field in the men’s 50 fly while Steenbergen heads the 100 free field, weeks after setting a world record of 51.68 at the Sette Colli meet in Rome.
The prelims were scheduled to begin with Leon Marchand’s quest for a maiden European title in the 400IM but the four-time Olympic champion has dropped the IM events following injury and restricted his programme to the 200 fly and 400 free.
