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France
FINA code	FRA
Association	French Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Vjekoslav Kobešćak
Asst coach	Olivier Chandieu; Mathias Mercadal
Captain	Thomas Vernoux
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	11 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	8 (2016)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	12 (first in 1900 )
Best result	(1924)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1982 )
Best result	TBD (2024)
World League
Appearances	9 (first in 2006 )
Best result	4th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1927)
Best result	(1927)
Media
Website	ffnatation.fr

France men's national water polo team

Last updated February 06, 2026

The France men's national water polo team is the representative for France in international men's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

1900 – Bronze medal *2^[1]
1912 – 6th place
1920 – 9th place
1924 – Gold medal
1928 – Bronze medal
1936 – 4th place
1948 – 6th place
1960 – Second round
1988 – 10th place
1992 – 11th place
2016 – 11th place
2024 – 10th place

World Championship

1982 – 13th place^[1]
1986 – 8th place
1991 – 12th place
2017 – 14th place
2023 – 6th place
2024 – 4th place

FINA World League

2006 – 6th place^[1]
2020 – 7th place
2022 – 4th place

European Championship

1927 – Silver medal
1931 – 6th place
1934 – 6th place
1938 – 6th place
1947 – 7th place
1950 – 6th place
1954 – 9th place
1958 – 8th place
1966 – 13th place
1970 – 11th place
1989 – 12th place
1991 – 11th place
2001 – 12th place
2014 – 10th place
2016 – 9th place
2018 – 12th place
2020 – 13th place
2022 – 6th place
2024 – 9th place
2026 – 9th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Vjekoslav Kobešćak

Name	Date of birth	Pos.	Club
Julien Offner	(1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 26)	GK	USB Bordeaux
Kilian Braise Fernandez	(2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 (age 18)	W	Pays d'Aix Natation
Luca Barnat	(2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 18)	CF	AS Monaco Natation
Alexandre Bouet	(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 25)	W	CN Marseille
Alexis Drahe	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 22)	DF	Pays d'Aix Natation
Thomas Vernoux (C)	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 23)	W	CN Marseille
Steven Vitrant	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 28)	W	Team Strasbourg
Denis Guerin	(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 24)	DF	Taverny SN 95
Romain Marion-Vernoux	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 26)	W	CN Marseille
Lorris Canovas	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 24)	W	Team Strasbourg
Enzo Nardon	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 23)	W	Taverny SN 95
Jean-Baptiste Carpentras	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 23)	DF	Olympic Nice Natation
Hugo Fontani	(1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 31)	GK	Team Strasbourg
Mathis Mas	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 21)	CF	Team Strasbourg
Tom Sauton	(2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 23)	W	Sete Natation

Notable players

Michaël Bodegas (intermission Italy)
Ugo Crousillat (intermission Montenegro)
Frédéric Audon
Pierre Garsau
Michel Idoux
Armand Mikaelian

References

1 2 3 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
↑ "Team Roster: France" (PDF). ea.microplustimingservices.com. 9 January 2026. p. 3.

External links

Official website

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] 1 2 3 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[2] "Team Roster: France" (PDF). ea.microplustimingservices.com. 9 January 2026. p. 3.

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