“It’s not a loss of love”: why swimmer Fantine Lesaffre ends her career before the Paris Olympics

On October 25, while the French swimmers were preparing to begin the French Short Course Championships in Angers, Fantine Lesaffre said stop swimming. A decision which could have been a challenge just a few months before the Paris Olympics where she could have ended her career “at home”. But the 2018 European 400m medley champion, 29, has other dreams in mind. In 2022, the young woman took a six-month break after a major depression and a complete rejection of her sport. This time, she leaves the pools fulfilled, at peace with her journey and her discipline…