Marie Wattel

Marie Wattel is a French swimmer who specializes in sprint events like the 100m butterfly and freestyle. Key aspects of Marie Wattel's background and career: * She has competed in multiple Olympics for France. * She experienced an injury in November, involving a full rupture of her cruciate ligament in the knee, which impacted her Olympic preparations. * Wattel has trained with multiple coaches, including Fabrice Perrin in Nice, Ian Hume in Loughborough, and Julian in Marseille. * She is known for her strong technique and distance per stroke in freestyle and butterfly. She aims to improve her explosiveness and underwater skills. * She appreciates the atmosphere and team spirit in U.S. swimming. * Wattel is moving to the U.S. to train at ASU with coach Herbie, seeking a new training environment and to explore the U.S. university system. She wants to train with a group of girls. * Her best times are 56.1 in the 100m fly, 53.1 in the 100m free, 25.3 in the 50m fly, and 24.5 in the 50m free. * She appreciates Sarah Sjöström for her confidence and consistency. * She is recovering from knee surgery and plans to compete at the French National Championships in June. * She hopes to arrive at ASU around April.