Axel Reymond

Axel Reymond

Axel Reymond during Open Doors of CNFA, 10 January 2016
Personal information
Full name	Axel Reymond
Nationality	France
Born	13 February 1994[1] Paris, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, open water
Club	CSM Clamart Natation (Since 2016) CN Fontainebleau-Avon (2014-2015) ASPS Natation (-2013)
Coach	Magali Mérino
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  France Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 0 World Championships 0 0 0 World Cup 2 0 1 European Championships 1 0 1 European Cup 0 1 0 COMEN Cup 0 0 1 French Championships 8 2 2 French Cup 37 15 9 Total 48 18 14 European championships 2014 Berlin 25 km open water

Axel Reymond (born 13 February 1994 at Paris^[1] in France) 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 trainning 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. The 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).

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.^[4] 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 follow the French Swimmers Team to the European Championship in Berlin (Germany) in 2014. On August 17, 2014, he won the European Gold Medal^[5] 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 Noumea (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).

July 7, 2015, Axel Reymond sign a 2-year contract with French Land Army, to be a 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^[6] 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 Olympics Games (Brazil) in 2016.^[7] 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 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).

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.

And his future goals are the 2016 European Championships in Hoorn (Netherlands), the World Championships in 2017 in Budapest (Hungary), and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo (Japan).

Results

World Championships

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)
Canada - Welland 2012	-	-	7th 1 h 26:10.50	-
Spain - Barcelona 2013	-	40th 1 h 50:33.00	-	20th 4 h 53:47.20
Russia - Kazan 2015	22th 55:31.80	12th 1 h 50:28.40	-	4th 4 h 55:55.80

European Championships

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)
Italy - Piombino 2012	-	15th 1 h 59:57.80	Bronze 5 h 4:06.30
Germany - Berlin 2014	-	9th 1 h 50:07.60	Gold 4 h 59:18.80

French Championships

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)
France - Chalain 2008	25th 1 h 05:34.50	-	26th 2 h 14:02.79	-
France - Roquebrune - Toulouse - Annecy 2009	24th 1 h 02:12.00	5th 58:32.00	16th 2 h 09:51.60	-
France - Mimizan 2010	8th 56:34.97	5th 59:59.60	5th 2 h 06:02.67	Bronze 5 h 44:21.58
France - Pierrelatte 2011	16th 56:26.58	7th 59:05.30	14th 1 h 59:17.40	-
France - Pierrelatte 2012	5th 55:39.74	-	Silver 1 h 55:00.62	Gold 5 h 06:28.58
France - Canet-en-Roussillon 2013	-	-	Gold 1 h 42:14.00	Gold 5 h 28:29.56
France - Sète 2014	Bronze 1 h 02:41.30	5th 55:43.90	4th 1 h 43:50.40	Gold 4 h 58:47.30
France - Gravelines 2015	-	Gold 54:43.80	Gold 1 h 50:29.50	Gold 4 h 57:28.50

Open Water - Indoor

Axel Reymond's Results during the Open Water Indoor Swimming French Championships

Edition	Event
	5 km (3.1 mi)
France - Dunkerque 2009	17th 57:53.95
France - Troyes 2010	12th 56:4.96
France - Agen 2011	11th 55:36.30
France - Dunkerque 2012	Silver 54:14.90
France - Sarcelles 2014	Gold 53:58.60
France - Sarcelles 2015	5th 55:13.39

Long course (50-meter pool)

Axel Reymond's Results during the Swimming French Championships (LC)

Edition	Event
	800 m freestyle	1500 m freestyle
France - Chartres 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
France - Angers 2012	Bronze 15 min 0 s 40
France - Dijon 2013	Silver 14 min 48 s 09
France - Angers 2015	Bronze 14 min 55 s 24

World Cup

Open Water

Axel Reymond's Results during the Marathon Swimming World Cup

Edition	Event
	10 km (6.2 mi)	30 km (19 mi)
France - Annecy 2009	36th 2 h 09:51.60	-
Macedonia - Ohrid 2013	-	Gold 5 h 09:54.95
Argentina - Videma 2014	13th 1 h 51:44.56	-
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi 2015	Gold 1 h 57:52.10	-
France - Nouméa 2015	Bronze 1 h 57:24.40	-
Argentina - Videma 2016	5th 1 h 55:50.15	-
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi 2016	5th 1 h 47:48.20	-

European Cup

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)
Israel - Eilat 2014	-	Silver 1 h 49:00.15	-

COMEN Cup

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)
Portugal - Oeiras 2010	8th 57:43.34	-	-
Cyprus - Limassol 2011	Bronze 54:42.32	-	-

Open Water Swimming French Cup and National Ranking

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	Apparence	Number of Victories
France - 2008	15th 318 pts	-	73th 318 pts	1 étape	0	-
France - 2009	Gold 3 600 pts	-	4th 3 600 pts	14 stages	6 x  Gold 1 x  Bronze	-
France - 2010	-	Gold 5 130 pts	Gold 5 130 pts	15 stages	9 x  Gold 2 x  Silver 1 x  Bronze	-
France - 2011	-	Silver 4 140 pts	Bronze 4 140 pts	17 stages	3 x  Gold 6 x  Silver 4 x  Bronze	-
France - 2012	-	-	Gold 4 140 pts	9 stages	3 x  Gold 2 x  Silver 2 x  Bronze	Gold 30 540 pts
France - 2013	-	-	6th 2 590 pts	4 stages	2 x  Gold 2 x  Silver	4th 13 840 pts
France - 2014	-	-	Silver 4 160 pts	7 stages	6 x  Gold 1 x  Silver	Gold 44 660 pts
France - 2015	-	-	Gold 7 120 pts (point record since 2005)	11 stages	8 x  Gold 2 x  Silver 1 x  Bronze	Gold 51 020 pts (point record since 2012)

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
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 France - Category 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

• Winner of the 2011 "Hope" Trophy^[8] in Savigny-le-Temple
• Winner of the 2012 "Hope" Trophy^[9] in Savigny-le-Temple
• 2016 Honor Citizen^[10] of Fontainebleau City

References

1. "Official Website". www.axel-reymond.fr. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
2. "25km Official Results" (PDF). Berlin 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
3. "Axel Reymond get the national hour record". ffnatation.fr. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
4. "Reymond in bronze". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
5. "Gold for Reymond on 25km". lequipe.fr. 2014-08-17.
6. "World Championships : Ruffini win on 25 km, Axel Reymond 4th". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
7. "Marc-Antoine Olivier go to Olympics Games". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
8. "D-3 before the French swimming Championships". lesechosdusport77.eklablog.com. 2011-11-29.
9. "Axel REYMOND: a beautiful winner's hopes trophy". lesechosdusport77.eklablog.com. 2012-10-26.
10. "4 honor Citizens". www.leparisien.fr. 2016-01-08.

External links

• Swim Rankings profile
• Axel Reymond's Results, on French Swimming Federation website.
• Axel Reymond Article, on OpenWaterPedia.