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swimmer 25 years, “a very strong girl” to believe his new coach, has enabled France to enter the History of the World Open Water, offering him his first title, but also his first medal on the distance queen. What
open his appetite for Rio Games next summer, this one open water distance to the Olympic program. Tuesday, she brilliantly won his ticket to Brazil, the precious being pledged to the first ten. In water at 22 degrees, which is well suited to Muller, the French took the lead at 7.5 km win in 1 h 58 min 03 sec 4/100, before the defending European title, Dutchwoman Sharon Van Rouwendaal (1: 58.06.7), with whom she trains every day in Narbonne under the direction of Lucas.
“It was a crazy race!”, launched swimmer who broke down in tears after speaking on the phone to his relatives.
A strong emotion for Muller, who lived year the most difficult of his career.
student of Olivier Antoine for 10 years in Sarreguemines (Moselle), Muller broke away from his mentor there a year and half and left in September in Canada, to work with a renowned coach, Ron Jack.
“Ron has been great with me, he brought me a lot, but in terms of training that does not suit me at all,” she tells the AFP
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According to the director of the France team of free water, Stéphane Lecat, she then took up residence in February with Lucas.
“I’m really happy to be with Philip today. I really crapped + +, but it was in the breaks + +. He especially made strong mentally, “said the young woman blonde.
” He trusted me. I really worked like crazy. He believed in what I could do and now I am the world champion. “
Muller had made about her during the World-2011 in Shanghai, where she had gleaned money on the lower distance (5 km). But there was the mental course to take to win.
It has been eight years since Muller evolves in open water. She went to school on the largest appointments, games Olympic. That was in 2008 in Beijing, for entry into the test program.
“It was my first Games, I was 18. It was super hard “. After being severely battered by opponents, Lorrain had finally finished 21st and fell into a depression.
But passion has taken over, and Muller continued his road.
holds a degree in sports management professional, she knows that her career in the water will not last much longer.
Next season will be the largest certainly with an Olympic medal to the key.
“I will be the favorite, he will have to work fully for one year with Philippe,” she warns.
Lucas himself has work to do. In addition to Muller, he will van den Rouwendaal prepare for the Olympics but Marc-Olivier Antoine, a talented 19-year-old who qualified Monday and could well make sparks
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