Considered one of the best French swimmers of all time, Alain Bernard paved the way for many champions. From Florent Manaudou to Frédérick Bousquet, they can all thank him for his contribution. Double Olympic champion, he quickly became a star of his sport, to the point of releasing his autobiography, My Olympic destiny, recently released. Inside, he talks about his career, his loves, with a big revelation about his hidden love affair with Laure Manaudou, but also terrible memories, such as tragedy Dropped.
Having gone to Argentina in 2015 to shoot the TF1 program, which brought together several French athletes, Alain Bernard had the misfortune of witnessing the helicopter crash in which Florence Arthaud, Alexis Vastine, but also Camille Muffat were found. Close to the former swimming champion who died at only 25 years old, the 38-year-old former athlete returned to this painful episode for Var-Matin. “No one comes out of such a tragedy unscathed”, he launches at the outset. If he asked himself many questions about this sad event, Faustine’s companion managed to move forward.
I took it as a responsibility, a mission
Returning to France after the cancellation of the show, Alain Bernard made a strong gesture as the journalist reveals. The latter has brought Camille Muffat’s business directly to her parents. “I was the closest to Camille. I took it as a responsibility, a mission. It is clear that there is a before and an after Dropped“, he explains today.
If the pain has eased over time, it is still present as he says. “The only option to resist is to continue to advance on personal, professional, athletic projects, despite this scar“, concludes Alain Bernard.