A new swimming pool for next summer’s Games was opened and unveiled by President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. For Olympic diver and multiple medalist Alexis Jandard (26), the unveiling had to be an unforgettable moment, although it turned out in the wrong way for him… “I fell in front of the president and all of France.”
Who else but one of the best divers in the world to inaugurate the brand new swimming pool for the Olympic Games? Frenchman Alexis Jandard had the great honor of inaugurating the new pool with a dip in front of President Emmanuel Macron.
With several European Championship and World Championship medals on his record, this would be a piece of cake for Jandard, you would think… But that went wrong. The audience – including President Macron – did not see a double backflip, but they did see an embarrassing slip.
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Jandard not only slipped on the springboard, he also fell three meters into the water. The pool was officially opened with a dip, although everyone expected something different. Jandard for sure. “Everything is fine. I didn’t hurt myself, these are things that unfortunately happen,” he laughed on his own social media. “I have broken springboards before, but springboards had never broken me,” the Frenchman could still laugh.
President Macron saw it all happen, because he confirmed the official opening of the new Olympic swimming pool. It can accommodate 5,000 spectators and is the only new permanent sports infrastructure built for the Olympic Games in Paris. The pool will not only host the diving competitions, it will also host water polo and synchronized swimming. Will Jandard pull off his desired dive there next summer?
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– 2024-04-05 14:23:27
