Tag: swimming
Will the Léon Marchand effect last in the world of French swimming?
The summer exploits of French swimmer Léon Marchand have sparked vocations. Since the start of the school year, the number of members of the French Swimming Federation has increased by…
with the Dakar-Gorée crossing, swimmers motivated above all by the sporting challenge
This is THE meeting place for Senegalese swimmers and even beyond: the crossing between Dakar and Gorée Island. The 35th edition of the sports challenge took place on September 22,…
Breathing through the anus, swimming of dead trout… The list of the most bizarre research
News Published on 09/16/2024 at 10:09 a.m. updated on 09/16/2024 at 10:09 a.m. Reading 3 min. Mice can breathe through their anuses, pigeons can guide missiles, and placebos are more…
Swimming topless in the pool? German women are still chilly
News Published on 09/15/2024 at 5:01 p.m. updated on 09/15/2024 at 5:01 p.m. Reading 3 min. When she read in the press that Frankfurt’s city council was allowing women to…
Far from swimming, Léon Marchand has already entered the French championship of…
The four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist has a hidden and unlikely talent. He also excels in this other discipline. Léon Marchand may have become the biggest star in French sport…
Laurent Chardard: surfing, butterfly, … Who is the French swimming champion?
Laurent Chardard is a native of Reunion Island where he discovered surfing and water sports. Laurent Chardard’s career path is not like the others. The 29-year-old from Reunion Island, an…
Hector Denayer: who is the para swimming champion?
Hector Denayer is taking part in his first Games and hopes to bring home a medal Hector Denayer is aiming for at least one medal for his first Paralympic Games…
Swimming, basketball then rugby: the thousand lives of French para-athlete Ryadh Sallem
Ryadh Sallem has had a thousand lives. At 53, the athlete will attempt to take on the most ambitious challenge of an impressive career in Paris. For his sixth participation…
Para swimming at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
Para swimming is one of the most popular events at the Paralympic Games. Para swimming is one of the flagship disciplines of the Paralympic Games along with athletics, and one…
Annelot plays hockey at the bottom of a swimming pool: ‘I thought it was a joke’
“A cap on the head, diving goggles, snorkel and fins,” Annelot lists. In her hands she has a heavy puck (“about 1.5 kg”) and a hockey stick (“not as big…