"Since the age of five, I had three coaches, including one who taught me to swim." The best known is Philippe Lucas. It has been five years that I'm training with him. Everyone says that it is hard, but we must know him, because he is super nice. Except for the training course. I like swimming. I do everything to achieve the best results. I swim an average of 15 to 16 kilometres every day, five hours in the pool, plus one hour of fitness.
In the morning when I get up, sometimes I do not want to train. But I still do. Philippe is very strict on schedules, but also because I belong to a group of swimmers and I must respect the dynamics of the group. I lived three years in Philippe in Melun. I considered my second father. I am the patron of his son. Yet, when I am in the basin, there is a distance between us. I only am not treated differently from other girls it causes. Philippe do not listen us too. He is right. When I'm training, I do not know in advance what is the program, otherwise this could discourage me. That is why my coach has never registered the details of the sessions on a sheet or a Panel. He said that he wants to be and it.

What matters, however, what encouragement, more than its technical advice. His contributions mainly moral is. It is the most important for me. Beaurepaire, in my first club, I had a coach who always said that what I was doing was void. Even when I realized a good time. This has discouraged me. I stopped swimming for one year. In the last Championships in Europe in Budapest, I missed my first race. Philippe was able to support me at this time. I won then four titles and seven medals in total, more a world record.
Avoid regrets
In the end, I am still what I like. Especially in competition. Philippe told me what is right for me, but it is I who decides. In August, in Budapest, I chose to run as many races as possible, while my coach did not necessarily agree. When I feel many things, I always want to try. If that doesn't work, I tell myself that I even tried. I don't want to have regrets.
Since I have results and I am known, I have other activities. I have economic partners with which I build a story over time, especially in the light of the Beijing in 2008. I got the chance to create my own lines of swimsuit with Arena and of bags with Lancel. Negotiations with sponsors, the universe of the company: I do not have the habit and, frankly, I don't really have the time to know. I trust my lawyer, maƮtre Didier Poulmaire. It takes exactly account of what I want. I am very shy and well to express themselves in public is not an obvious thing for me. After the Athens Olympic Games, I had offered to coach me in this area. But I have not had the time and I had to learn on the job. The practice is often a good school. Today, things are rather well. You should know just put me at ease. For the photo with Lancel sessions or Arena, if the photographer, the make-up or the dresser are cool, there is no problem, even though I've never learned to ask.
My sporting career is still far from finished, but I sometimes think my conversion. I would like to work with animals or children Laure Manaudou has created the "Life LM" association that helps sick children to realize their dreams, Editor's note. There, should I learn really. I will probably need a different kind of coach.