Monte Carlo Stacked With Riches
Craig Lord
Mar 5, 2010

2011 Best Performers (Long Course - Male)

100 METRES FREESTYLE

#CountryTimeNameIPSMeet
1AUS47.49Magnussen, James991WORLDJUL
2BRA47.84Cielo, Cesar A.980PAN11OCT
3CAN47.95Hayden, Brent977WORLDJUL
4FRA48.00Meynard, William975WORLDJUL
5USA48.05Adrian, Nathan974WORLDJUL

The Monte Carlo round of the Mare Nostrum Tour on June 5-6 boasts a fine line-up of world swim stars, including at least eight Olympic champions so far.

The billboard includes Jones, Rice, Bernard, Kitajima, Mellouli, Soni, Coughlin and Peirsol, while China, Germany, Hungary and Russia have committed "national teams".

Here's the momentum building:

  • Australia: Marieke Guehrer; Leisel Jiones; Stephanie Rice; Jessicah Schipper; Brenton Rickard
  • Belgium: Yoris Grandjean
  • France:Alain Bernard; Boris Steimetz; Christophe Lebon; Mylène Lazare; Coralie Balmy; Camille Muffat; Clément Lefert; Yannick Agnel
  • Japan: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
  • Slovenia: Sara Isakovic 
  • Tunisia: Oussama Mellouli
  • USA: Rebecca Soni; Jessica Hardy; Natalie Coughlin; Dana Vollmer; Aaron Peirsol; Eric Shanteau