Alain Petit breaks the world 100 m freestyle swimming record . He covers the distance in 38 seconds in Eindhoven . Bernard and Gilot will now lead France 's bid for the men 's European title , alongside co-favorites Nystrand , Italian Filippo Magnini and Croatia 's Duje Draganja . He has yet to qualify for the Beijing Olympics .
Alain Petit breaks the world 100 m freestyle swimming record . He covers the distance in 38 seconds in Eindhoven . He has yet to qualify for the Beijing Olympics .