The third Gold Medal of the French camp will have to wait. Four years after winning the title over 100m backstroke in Shanghai Global (China), Camille Lacourt finished on the second step of the podium on Tuesday in Kazan, Russia.
Author Secondly semifinals Monday behind American Matt Grevers, Olympic champion and world champion in title, the French had to bow before this time the Australian Larkin. With a time of 52”48, his best time of the season, it fails just eight hundredths of gold. Grevers finished third in 52”66.
At the end of the race, Camille Lacourt nevertheless showed a big smile, he who has seen a galley 2014 season because of a benign tumor to a hip . “I’ll be far, he acknowledged at the exit of the basin. I was thrilled to be there and it is played much, but I do a good race. Eight hundredths, that’s not much, it’s good to renager so fast. “
The Marseillais will have a second opportunity to show that it is again one of the best world specialists back. On Saturday, he will participate in the series of 50m backstroke. A distance over which he will defend his title as world champion in 2013 obtained in Barcelona (Spain)
Silver medalist over 100m backstroke in 52”48 (one time it had not realized the last four years) behind the Australian Larkin (52”40 ), Camille Lacourt does not hide his satisfaction
Camille Lacourt. “It’s 90% to 10% and smile frustration. I truly mean turn and it cost me the gold medal, it’s a little stupid. I wanted to enjoy this world final. I had not been able to live the European final last year, I remember what it feels like to be behind his TV because of an injury (Editor’s note: hip tumor) . I really wanted to enjoy these moments and that’s what I did. I think it was five weeks I was two or three seconds of what I do today. So the payroll training, I am also delighted to offer this medal Julien Jacquier (note: her coach in Marseille) that breaks the head to find solutions when I rattle “
“I am more serene, more sure of my strengths and what I’ve done. The others may be afraid of failure, I do not care, there is a life behind. I had worked as hard with Philippe (note: Lucas) but I was 20! I have ten more. Some say thirty years old it is not in a pool but it starts to count. Now I want no money. I’ll make the final of the 4x100m medley mixed 4, the 50m backstroke and 4×100 medley 4. The Australians have a good team but we will not give them all … “
Interview by our special correspondent in Kazan (Russia), Eric Bruna.
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