Axel Reymond

Axel Reymond (born 13 February 1994) is a French Marathon swimmer in open water swimming events (5 km (3.1 mi), 10 km (6.2 mi) et 25 km (16 mi)). Lives near Fontainebleau (Seine-et-Marne), he was training at AS Plessis-Savigny Natation by Magali Mérino. In May 2014, he joined her at the Cercle des Nageurs of Fontainebleau-Avon, where he remains committed to his training while becoming licensed in CSM Clamart Natation in 2016. After several victories in Open Water Swimming French Cup since 2009 on different distances, after several Champion titles of France on 25 km (16 mi), after a bronze medal during the 2012 Open Water Swimming European Championships at Piombino (in Italy), he landed, 17 August 2014, the gold medal[2] of the 25 km (16 mi) during the 2014 European Swimming Championships in Berlin. He is a member of the France Swimming A Team since 2012. 15 November 2015, he beats the hour record of France by browsing 5859.25m[3] during the 2015 National Autumn Meeting National at Compiègne (in France). 14 July 2016, the French National Day, he again won the 25 km[4] from the European Championships at Hoorn (Netherlands).[1] In Budapest (World Championships in 2017), on 21 July 2017, Axel won the 25 km of the World Championships in 2017 and became the first French Men's World Champion in that distance. In August 2017, he joined the club of A.A.S. Sarcelles Natation 95.

Axel Reymond
Reymond during Open Doors of CNFA, 10 January 2016
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994[1]
Paris, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, open water
ClubA.A.S. Sarcelles Natation 95
CoachMagali Mérino

Career

Axel Reymond, who resided in Nandy, began swimming at age 6 in "Association Sportive Le Plessis Savigny" (ASPS) in the pool of Savigny-le-Temple where he will be driven by Magali Mérino who is always his current coach. He discovered Open Water in 2008 with a first title of Vice-Champion of France on 10 km (6.2 mi).

In 2009, Axel Reymond becomes number 1 French Under 16 years old, winning six stages of the Open Water French Cup. The year after, he will be both number 1 French Cadets and All Categories, with 9 victories in the Cup of France, as well as bronze medal in the Open Water Championships in France. Also in 2010, he will participate in an international event outside France for the first time at Oeiras in Portugal, finishing 8th in All Categories, of this "COnfederación MEditerránea de Natación Cup"'s stage (COMEN).

In 2011, during a step of COMEN in Limassol (Cyprus), he won his first international medal, it will be in bronze.

Will follow in 2012, his integration into the France Swimming A Team, his first participation in the World Championships in Welland (Canada, where he will end 7th 7.5 km (4.7 mi)) and his first participation of European Championships at Piombino (Italy) where he obtained his first European Medal in Bronze.[5] This same year, he will be Champion of France on 25 km (16 mi), as he was then kept it in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Then in 2013, in Ohrid (Macedonia), he won his first medal of the Open Water Marathon World Cup, on 30 km (19 mi). And at Canet-en-Roussillon, he won the Open Water Championship of France on 10 km (6.2 mi), in addition to the 25 km (16 mi).

In May 2014, Axel Reymond joined Magali Mérino his coach at Swimmers's Circle of Fontainebleau-Avon.

Axel Reymond 2016 European Champion of 25 km – Medal ceremony in Hoorn in the Netherlands


Axel Reymond follow the French Swimmers Team to the European Championship in Berlin (Germany) in 2014. On 17 August 2014, he won the European Gold Medal[6] on 25 km (16 mi) with a time : 4 h 59 min 18 s 8, beating Evgeny Drattsev (Russia) (4 h 59 min 31 s 2) and Edoardo Stochino (Italy) (5 h 08 min 51 s 0).[2] The same year, he will be Champion of France on 25 km (16 mi) at Sète, on indoor 5 km (3.1 mi) at Sarcelles and win a silver medal in Open Water Swimming European Cup in Eilat (Israel) on 10 km (6.2 mi).

He will begin in 2015 with 2 medals : in Gold at the Marathon Swimming World Cup Marathon in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), and in Bronze in Nouméa (France). He will also conduct a tripled at French Championships in Gravelines, becoming the France Champion on 5 km (3.1 mi), 10 km (6.2 mi) and 25 km (16 mi).

On 7 July 2015, Axel Reymond signed a 2-year contract with French Land Army, to be an element of the French Champions Swimming Military Force. He will participate in the World Military Games Summer 2015 at Mungyeong, in South Korea.

He will be highly disappointed about his 4th place[7] on 25 km (16 mi) at the World Championships in Kazan (Russia), and especially to its 12th place in the 10 km (6.2 mi), which, this last one, earned him a non-selection of the French Swimming Federation, to go to represent France at the Rio Olympic Games (Brazil) in 2016.[8] But his year has been full of medals, he ended the 2015 season : at the first place of the French Open Water Cup National Ranking (with 8 stages wins in 11 appearances) and at the 1st place of the French Open Water Swimmers National Ranking. He even gets a number of points in the French Cup, never obtained at least 2005, and the national ranking of open water swimmers, a number of points ever obtained at least 2012.

Finally in 2015, he broke the French National Hour Time Record[3] during the National Meeting in 25-meter pool in Compiègne (France) with 5,859 m (3.641 mi), and he won a Bronze Medal for the 1,500 m (0.93 mi) of French 2015 Swimming Championships in 25-meter pool in Angers (France).

In early 2016, he joined the CSM Clamart Natation, while staying at Fontainebleau for his exercises in the CitéSport of the National Centre of Defence Sports (CNSD).

He beginning the 1st stage of the Marathon (10 km (6.2 mi)) World Cup 2016 in Viedma, Argentina, finishing 5th, allowing him his pre-qualification at the European Championships 2016. He ended as 5th in the 2nd stage of the World Cup Marathon in 2016 in Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

Subsequently, in April 2016, he became Champion of France 2016 Military Swimming 400m freestyle, and 200m medley 4 in Saint-Dizier, beating the record of France of these two events.

On 29 May 2016, at Lake of Cepoy in Montargis (France), he won his fifth title of France Championships on 25 km, after finishing 2nd of the 5 km and 3rd of the 10 km, the Championships of France in 2016.

At the French National Day in Hoorn (Netherlands), on 14 July 2016, he won gold[4] again on 25 km during the 2016 European Championships.

On 28 January 2017, Axel Reymond finished 3rd in the French Open Water Indoor Championships 2017 for 5 km.

At the 2017 French Championships, he finished 3rd French in the 10 km, 1st French in relay 4 x 1,250 m mixed, and French Champion 2017 of the 25 km for the 6th consecutive year.

In Budapest (World Championships in 2017), on 21 July 2017, Axel won the 25 km of the World Championships in 2017 and became the first French Men's World Champion in that distance.

In August 2017, he joined the club of A.A.S. Sarcelles Natation 95.

Between 31 May and 3 June 2018, during the French Open Water Indoor Championships, he became French Champion of the 25 km in open-water for the seventh time, and French Vice-Champion of the 5 km and of the mixed relay 4 x 1,250 m mixed (with his team : A.A.S. Sarcelles Natation 95) at Gravelines.

On 16 June 2018, he participated in the 4th stage of the 2018 Marathon World Cup in open water, and won a bronze medal in 1h55:59.1, Hungary.

Present at the 2018 European Swimming Championships in Glasgow, where he won the silver medal on 5 km, and thus becomes vice-champion of Europe on this distance, and finished 4th of the 25 km.

In Gwangju, 19 July 2019 Axel retains its title of world champion on the 25 km at the 2019 World Swimming Championships.

In Ohrid, the 24th of August 2019, Axel wins the 2019 UltraMarathon World Cup 25 km Open Water Race, and on the 28th of August 2019, the Marathon 10 km World Cup Silver Medal Open Water Race.

Between October 23, 2019 and October 25, 2019, in Wuhan, China, Axel became the 2019 Military World Champion of 10 km, 5 km and relay mixed (5 km) in open water.

On February 28, 2020, in Samoëns, France, Axel became french champion in the 1,000m in icy water by breaking the French record, with 11 minutes 56 seconds 60 (at 1:20 of the world record).

From September 25 to 28, 2020, during the French Championships, he became French Champion in the 25 km in open water for the eighth time, and 3rd in the 5 km and Vice champion of France in the mixed 4 × 1250 m relay (with his team of the A.A.S. Sarcelles Natation 95) in Jablines.

Results

Open water

Axel Reymond's Results during the World Open Water Swimming Championships
Edition Event
5 km (3.1 mi) 10 km (6.2 mi) 7.5 km (4.7 mi) 25 km (16 mi)
 CanadaWelland 20127th
1 h 26:10.50
 SpainBarcelona 201340th
1 h 50:33.00
20th
4 h 53:47.20
 RussiaKazan 201522nd
55:31.80
12th
1 h 50:28.40
4th
4 h 55:55.80
 Hungary Budapest 2017 Gold
5 h 02:46.40
 South Korea Gwangju 2019 Gold
4 h 51:06.02

Open water

Axel Reymond's Results during the European Open Water Swimming Championships
Edition Event
5 km (3.1 mi) 10 km (6.2 mi) 25 km (16 mi)
 ItalyPiombino 201215th
1 h 59:57.80
Bronze
5 h 4:06.30
 GermanyBerlin 20149th
1 h 50:07.60
Gold
4 h 59:18.80
 NetherlandsHoorn 2016 Gold
5 h 02:22.00
 ScotlandGlasgow 2018 Silver
52:41.70
4th
4 h 58:03.4

Open water

Axel Reymond's Results during the Open Water Swimming French Championships
Edition Event
5 km (3.1 mi) Time trial 5 km (3.1 mi) 10 km (6.2 mi) 25 km (16 mi)
 FranceChalain 200825th
1 h 05:34.50
26th
2 h 14:02.79
 FranceRoquebruneToulouseAnnecy 200924th
1 h 02:12.00
5th
58:32.00
16th
2 h 09:51.60
 FranceMimizan 20108th
56:34.97
5th
59:59.60
5th
2 h 06:02.67
 Bronze
5 h 44:21.58
 FrancePierrelatte 201116th
56:26.58
7th
59:05.30
14th
1 h 59:17.40
 FrancePierrelatte 20125th
55:39.74
 Silver
1 h 55:00.62
 Gold
5 h 06:28.58
 FranceCanet-en-Roussillon 2013 Gold
1 h 42:14.00
 Gold
5 h 28:29.56
 FranceSète 2014 Bronze
1 h 02:41.30
5th
55:43.90
4th
1 h 43:50.40
 Gold
4 h 58:47.30
 FranceGravelines 2015 Gold
54:43.80
 Gold
1 h 50:29.50
 Gold
4 h 57:28.50
 FranceMontargis 2016 Silver
53:51.70
 Bronze
1 h 52:15.30
 Gold
4 h 56:07
 FranceGravelines 2017 Bronze 1 h 52:08.06 Gold
5 h 02:26.90
 FranceGravelines 2018 Silver
52:43.53
4th
1 h 44:28.99
 Gold
5 h 04:20.00
 FranceBrive-la-Gaillarde 20194th
53:44.88
 FranceJablines 2020 Bronze
52:51.68
5th
1 h 54:08.90
 Gold
4 h 58:46.69

Open water – Indoor

Axel Reymond's Results during the Open Water Indoor Swimming French Championships
Edition Event
5 km (3.1 mi)
 FranceDunkerque 200917th
57:53.95
 FranceTroyes 201012th
56:4.96
 FranceAgen 201111th
55:36.30
 FranceDunkerque 2012 Silver
54:14.90
 FranceSarcelles 2014 Gold
53:58.60
 FranceSarcelles 20155th
55:13.39
 FranceSarcelles 2017 Bronze
54:24.10
 FranceSarcelles 20186th
54:25.26
 FranceSarcelles 2019 Bronze
54:30.48
 FranceSarcelles 202011th
55:01.14

Frozen water

Axel Reymond's Results during the Frozen Water Swimming French Championships
Edition Event
1,000 m (0.62 mi)
 FranceSamoëns 2020 Gold
11:56.60

Long course (50-meter pool)

Axel Reymond's Results during the Swimming French Championships (LC)
Edition Event
800 m freestyle 1500 m freestyle
 FranceChartres 2014 Bronze
7 min 58 s 45
 Bronze
15 min 18 s 13

Short course meters (25-meter pool)

Axel Reymond's Results during the Swimming French Championships (SC)
Edition Event
1500 m freestyle
 FranceAngers 2012 Bronze
15 min 0 s 40
 FranceDijon 2013 Silver
14 min 48 s 09
 FranceAngers 2015 Bronze
14 min 55 s 24

Open water

Axel Reymond's Results during the Marathon Swimming World Cup
Edition Event
10 km (6.2 mi) 25 km (16 mi)
 FranceAnnecy 200936th
2 h 09:51.60
 North MacedoniaOhrid 2013 Gold
5 h 09:54.95
 ArgentinaVidema 201413th
1 h 51:44.56
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi 2015 Gold
1 h 57:52.10
 FranceNouméa 2015 Bronze
1 h 57:24.40
 ArgentinaVidema 20165th
1 h 55:50.15
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi 20165th
1 h 47:48.20
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi 201722nd
1 h 46:11.10
 QatarDoha 20184th
1 h 52:43.00
 HungaryBalatonfured 2018 Bronze
1 h 55:59.10
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi 20189th
1 h 53:27.8
 North MacedoniaOhrid 2019 Silver
2 h 00:21.90
Gold
5 h 20:55.30

Open water

Axel Reymond's Results during the Open Water Swimming European Cup
Edition Event
5 km (3.1 mi) 10 km (6.2 mi) 25 km (16 mi)
 IsraelEilat 2014 Silver
1 h 49:00.15
 FranceGravelines 20184th
1 h 44:28.99
 SpainBarcelona 2018
1 h 51:06.10
 IsraelEilat 20199th
1 h 53:24.80

Open water

Axel Reymond's Results during the COnfederación MEditerránea de Natación Cup
Edition Event
5 km (3.1 mi) 10 km (6.2 mi) 25 km (16 mi)
 PortugalOeiras 20108th
57:43.34
 CyprusLimassol 2011 Bronze
54:42.32

Open water

Axel Reymond's Results during the Open Water Swimming French Cup
Edition Open Water Swimming French Cup's National Ranking French Open Water Swimmer's National Ranking
15 years old and under 16 and 17 years old All Categories Appearance Number of Victories
 France200815th
318 pts
73rd
318 pts
1 étape0
 France2009 Gold
3 600 pts
4th
3 600 pts
14 stages6 x  Gold
1 x  Bronze
 France2010 Gold
5 130 pts
 Gold
5 130 pts
15 stages9 x  Gold
2 x  Silver
1 x  Bronze
 France2011 Silver
4 140 pts
 Bronze
4 140 pts
17 stages3 x  Gold
6 x  Silver
4 x  Bronze
 France2012 Gold
4 140 pts
9 stages3 x  Gold
2 x  Silver
2 x  Bronze
 Gold
30 540 pts
 France20136th
2 590 pts
4 stages2 x  Gold
2 x  Silver
4th
13 840 pts
 France2014 Silver
4 160 pts
7 stages6 x  Gold
1 x  Silver
 Gold
44 660 pts
 France2015 Gold
7 120 pts
9 stages7 x  Gold
1 x  Silver
1 x  Bronze
 Gold
51 020 pts
(point record since 2012)
 France2016 Gold
7 270 pts
(point record since 2005)
10 stages9 x  Gold
1 x  Bronze
 Silver
33 670 pts
 France20174th
5 390 pts
9 stages8 x  Gold
1 x  Bronze
 Bronze
39 140 pts
 France20186th
5 490 pts
6 stages4 x  Gold
1 x  Silver
 Gold
40 140 pts
 France201918th
42 500 pts
7 stages4 x  Gold
2 x  Silver
 Gold
23 450 pts
 France2020 Gold
41 200 pts
5 stages2 x  Gold
1 x  Silver
1 x  Bronze
 Gold
17 700 pts

Records

French records

This table details the record of France beaten by Axel Reymond during his career.

Individual French Records beaten by Axel Reymond
Event Time Competition Place Date
France record of 1000m freestyle in frozen water 11:56.60 France Frozen Water Swimming Championships 2020 Samoëns, France 28 February 2020
France record of military Swimming 400m freestyle 3:55.53 France Military Swimming Championships 2016 Saint-Dizier, France 6 April 2016
France record of military Swimming 200m medley 4 2:07.00 France Military Swimming Championships 2016 Saint-Dizier, France 6 April 2016
French Men's Swimming Hour Records of France 1 h
5,859.25 m (3.64077 mi)
2015 Autumn National Meeting Compiègne, France 15 November 2015
French Men's 5 km indoor Records of FranceCategory 18-year-old 54:14.90 French 2012 Indoor Championships of Open Water Dunkerque, France 1 May 2012 defeated in 2016 by Anis Cheniti

Awards

References

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