It was expected, he answered present.
Florent Manaudou validated his qualification for the Tokyo Games over 50 m by being the only French swimmer to have managed the time requested at the end of the first Olympic qualifying phase opened since December, Friday in Marseille.
Olympic champion over 50m in London in 2012 and silver medalist in Rio in 2016, Manaudou (30) will be the headliner of French swimming in Tokyo (23 July-8 August).
He will try to afford a gold medal over the distance in the Japanese pools.
For the first time, in fact, the qualification process has been divided into two phases, with the possibility of securing one's Japanese ticket either in winter or before summer during the French Championships, organized in Chartres (15 to 20 June).
In addition to Florent Manaudou, three swimmers Mélanie Hènes on 50 m NL, Béryl Gastaldello on 100 NL and Marie Wattel on 100 m butterfly achieved the minimums this winter.
Before the Marseille meeting, only David Aubry had validated his ticket for the Olympic Games over 800 m.
Qualification ensured by his bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.