LIVE – Paris 2024 Olympics: Léon Marchand dives into the Olympic pool and qualifies for the 400m medley final – Libération

2024-07-28 09:46:15

Two French people directly trained in surfing. French Vahine Fierro and Joan Duru finished first in their heat on Saturday and were qualified for the round of 16, on the first day of the Olympic swimming events in Teahupo’o (Tahiti). Reunionese Johanne Defay, who suffered a slight head injury after falling on his first wave, and Tahitian Kauli Vaast, however will have to go through the repetition. “I woke up this morning with butterflies in my stomach, I’m so happy”Vahine Fierro told AFP after his victory (11.17), in a way where his opponents did not manage to get more than three points on the wave. “Teahupo’o is the wave that made me grow in every sense of the word, mentally, physically, emotionally, in everyday life and in surfing”added, laugh and live, the Polynesian Surfer.