For a long time after winning Olympic gold in 2012, Florent Manaudou would only be happy if he was achieving his (very lofty) goals in swimming. When he didn’t meet them, he would go into a depression that could last weeks.
In the past season, heading into his 4th Olympics in his home country, Florent discovered a way to bring joy back into his sport: focus on the sport, not the medals. By finding joy in his day-to-day training and the process of improvement, Manaudou was able to have a much healthier outlook on his swimming than ever before.
I still haven’t watched the entire interview. Did you ask him about the 21.2-3 he was targeting? He mentioned it in the French media after his 50 in trials and also spoke about it on a youtube video not long before Paris.
“Slow pool”
Getting strong Wagner Moura playing a young Pablo Escobar vibes from Flo with the stache
Reference image:
https://swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1_nz5P_wQr2kltLEoEgk2hTw.webp
Or the next “FLO” in the Progressive Insurance ads (replacing Stephanie Courtney).
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