How did she Swim so FAST if she DIDN’T enjoy it!?

[@SkillsNT]

If you liked this video, you will LOVE this other one. It is Everything You Need To Know To Swim Better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHLOl6N9iKhojJosi=zBvzruAN9vxGst8J

[@CharlotteWill-h8x]

Oh i know her by the way how did she break world records ? A very good dose of drugs and expert coaching that's all.

[@Xhal123]

She probably hates swimming, but competition is what she really enjoys.

[@andrewchase4222]

Isn't that every swimmer?

[@_kuraaiii]

Katie Ledecky enjoys the training part more.

[@celestialbeing985]

I hate trainings and i hate competitions even more

[@ricky7169]

That's Exactly what the video says

[@echotic_edit]

I like a good challenge in a practice, but sometimes it is really boring aerobics, but I love competing especially.

[@GizmoTheViking]

Q: How did she Swim so FAST if she DIDN’T enjoy it!? A: She wanted to get out of the pool as fast as possible!

[@bukeaor2961]

Not all jobs we do we enjoy 😊!

[@sadiasattarshishir7256]

😂

[@pablothelegendsanchez8944]

A: She didn't love it, she just liked it.

[@frenchpotato5661]

Yeah and get it over with. 🤣

[@SiuCristianoRonaldofan]

😂🤣🤣

[@joesr31]

Believe it of not, many professional athletes don't like their sports, they like winning and earning a good deal from it.

[@anubhutimishra8809]

I think its the Consistency in practice that seems as suffering to them. Its a thing that happens with EVRYONE THATS A HUMAN. the practice makes you rot but then if the harwork pays off that ALL THEY WANT :)

[@kuromisthe_best]

@@anubhutimishra8809 agreed

[@Kolazola]

Believe it or not but in America especially many professional athletes do not win or earn a great deal from their sport. Infact in America each athlete must pay their own way to the Olympics are are only rewarded if they win. There are over 600 athletes on team USA and very few are popular enough to get sponsorships. Sorry for the rant but few professional athletes actually make a good living off what they do and the rest are the many losers needed to have a few winners.

[@joesr31]

@@Kolazola yeah and not only in America tbh, in other countries as well. In my country (Singapore) swimmers get very little incentive (besides the cash rewards if you win in major competitions like olympics, Asian games, SEA games etc) the rest of it we pretty much pay everything ourselves. For certain meets, if you win they may subsidize the cost of the trip. Majority of the swimmers would not win or even get a medal (2nd and 3rd places are sometimes partially subsidize) so we are literally paying to represent our country in competitions. Many times people only know of the records breakers and the gold medalist but behind there scenes are so many others unrecognised athletes who worked as hard and never got a single cent.

[@joesr31]

@jj bb sure there are the exceptions, but for most professional athletes, they are doing the same thing 7 hours a day every day. Its like a job, and there is a reason why people advice don't make your hobby a job, but the repetitiveness of it all in addition to the pressure to perform destroys passion for it in a few years time

[@Fuzcapp]

"When your mind tells you you're crazy - swim with your heart." Great coach!

[@garrettgold]

Yes

[@boorave]

Ikr such inspirational words makes me want to work hard

[@naddog1996]

You should never let your mind take over the race you are doing because sometimes your mind tells you things that are not true

[@myself6745]

Oh yeah btw that quote is good Like my parents say When you are cold go into a blizzard When you are not go to a campfire When you are tired go carrying stuff

[@Pointillax]

Philippe Lucas has a lot of nice quotes like that, but in reality he is an abusive man with a power complex, insulting and harassing his athletes. Yes, he gets them some medals sometimes, but all of them quit the sport shortly and take years to recover mental health and confidence.

[@BobScheuren]

Here in France, Laure is still a true legend of swimming, years after she left the sport and ended her career. By winning in Athens at the age of 17, she became the first French Olympic gold medalist in swimming in decades and paved the way for more successful games for our team in the following Olympics.

[@trailerparkboys3390]

Everyone is a wannabe legend in ur croissant land

[@MarcusDecius]

DID SHE BEAT THE MEN.? THAT IS THE REAL QUESTION ! TO PUT HER AT HER REAL LEVEL !

[@edencieslowski9310]

@@trailerparkboys3390 shut up miss girl

[@akagetobimaru1994]

​@@MarcusDecius kid

[@Flo-nh8xz]

​@@trailerparkboys3390the reality is just that....

[@oiulti6900]

Lol, I was just like her. My anger for why I have to swim was propelling me to pull harder and faster in the water when I raced haha.

[@adamburdt8794]

Oh yeah? So that anger caused you to become so commited you won a world championship, Set records and such? I don't think you were just like her...

[@oiulti6900]

@@adamburdt8794 Kind of, I won championships and I was a D1 swimmer. I can definitely relate to her lol.

[@dinomac_2141]

@@adamburdt8794 look, give them the benefit of the doubt. They may not have gone on to win world championships, but thats not their point (at least i dont think so). They just wanted to say that they know the feeling and that its not something completely out of the ordinary

[@noahpalmer6653]

Yeh most people I know from meets say they don't enjoy training/swimming much if at all. Personally don't understand how people put so much time into it if they don't since I love the sport more than just about anything else I do.

[@adamburdt8794]

@@noahpalmer6653 I assume it would be frustrating to love something so much and someone who doesn't even like it that much be better at it. Not saying that is your situation. You could be the best, I dunno. I just always wondered how people deal with it

[@moimarie2008]

Laure ❤️❤️❤️ Her brother got his last medal in Paris too this summer !!! While she was commenting the event live it was very touching. She was crying before the race even started ahah

[@Fuzcapp]

She doesn't like swimming - so she picks one of the worst events - the 400. It's not a sprint. But you have to swim like it is. It's not distance. But you have to think like it is.

[@joesr31]

400 is definitely distance in my book. As long as its not sprints ie. 50 or 100, they are distance lol.

[@Prin_Cess_007]

@@ACIIIL_extracts-zr5wz please document said chases via KZbin.

[@Prin_Cess_007]

@@ACIIIL_extracts-zr5wz tbh that sux :(

[@egg3186]

swimmers don't choose to be better at certain strokes or distances, they just tend to be better at some more so than others because of their body and technique. Laure was naturally good at 400 free so that's what her training would focus on

[@devinhalim5194]

@@joesr31 but it doesn't feel like one 😂😂😂

[@aquajosh]

Federica couldn’t handle it that Laure was beating her, so she went after her boyfriend, Luca Marin. After Laure and Marin had a really nasty breakup, magically he was dating Federica right away, and magically nude photos of Laure were released. She was never the same after that. Laure Manaudou, in my opinion, was the most naturally gifted swimmer since Tracy Caulkins, and I have no doubt that had she not gone to Italy, she would have won a number of gold medals in Beijing.

[@samuelezanarella9197]

Laure has already clarified that it wasn’t Marin nor Federica to release her nudes

[@aquajosh]

Samuele Zanarella how curious that it happened within hours of them breaking up after a fight during the 2007 Euros. HOURS. And it wasn’t long after that when Federica had Marin on her arm publicly.

[@oldfrend]

@@aquajosh JER-RY! JER-RY!

[@trillviaplath]

@@samuelezanarella9197 Please. She's saying it to protect them from an angry mob of French fans. I'm Team USA all day but I'm a fan of hers and clearly still curious about what happened to her. If her brother got ridiculed for coming in second you can only imagine what they'd do to these two if she blames them for thwarting her career.

[@Asmodea01]

I can personally relate to Laure because something similar has happened to me as well. I´m a former athlete in a different sport, and while I was preparing for my last world championship, my boyfriend, who was also my coach, cheated on me with another athlete from a different country. At first, I decided to get myself together and went abroad to train with another coach, who was really amazing. But while I was away, my ex let this other person into our home, sleep in my bed and even bought things for her with my money. This person was aware of everything that was going on because she was stalking him for almost a year, bevor making her move. The psychological pain was unbearable and I even cried while competing. Said year, I managed to place at different championships, but could never get first place. After almost one year, the person got pregnant, which totally crushed me, and forced me to quit competing for good. Afterwards I was not able to train in any sport for over 5 month, as it was making me sick. Nowadays I train in another sport just for fun, but the wounds open up everytime I have to face a hard training session.

[@misscleo378]

Much like Michael Phelps, she has a body for swimming. It’s too bad she never really enjoyed it, she has a natural gift.

[@JKenny44]

If you swim every day from a very young age it's not a coincidence that you will have a body for swimming. Our body adapts

[@natalyrausch]

@@JKenny44 yes, but at the same time broad shoulders and long arms and legs certainly help lol

[@Falquiboy]

@@JKenny44 Unfortunately (for you maybe) that is not true. And I mean not true at all, thats why I wonder about the 20 likes your comment has. The skeleton and the potential muscle size does not adapt. Its given, its genetics. The body adapts within its muscle size possibility and oxygen intake but that is only a fraction of percentages that define the success of a swimmer. And I tell you this being lanky and 6,3 and not a swimmer. I have a swimmer body and have never been a swimmer. Only because of my body I got interested in the sport at 25 yo when I prepared for a sports test. I even got noticed by a coach when I went to swim in a competition pool. I wasnt even good at that time. I am pretty fast now though. Tall and long arms wins. Same reason black men are the fastest on track. They have fast twitching muscles. Its genetics. Thats like saying you will get a basketball body by playing basketball. Sorry man, the comment is so wrong, I cant even believe it.

[@JKenny44]

@@Falquiboy You are right to an extent that genetics play a big role in it. I am not one of them who will deny the existence of race. But your body is still very adaptable from a young age. There is a reason all of the best athletes compete from a very young age. Your whole skeleton is not set yet and it is very adaptable.

[@Falquiboy]

@@JKenny44 The adaptation is absolutely insignificant. That is my opinion and experience knowing many many sports. Within the given body its possible to "perfect" it, but nothing that changes noticably that hasnt been there before.

[@anndreleite]

The Olympics are so spread apart, that this kind of content is necessary to know the many other participants.. Thanks

[@AnnisAdventures]

I was the same way with running. I hate running, but I have insane endurance. I was really good at cross county. But I legit cried once during a race and still managed to make top 10.

[@ashleyvv7572]

literally flat the same way. i did cycling for 5 years and moved to track & cross country after an injury. i did not like running but i had insane endurance. i would just run and not stop haha. i luckily won many events but there was no joy. i cried during a cross country race but placed top 3.

[@peterparker1724]

U run the 5k?

[@AnnisAdventures]

@@peterparker1724 yep. That was typically the average race length give or take

[@gokushkameha-ha-ha9344]

You need therapy for real

[@AnnisAdventures]

@@gokushkameha-ha-ha9344 I need therapy for a whole lot more than that lol

[@jennyispoop4]

Coach “The 7 other swimmers next to you have as much talent as you. It will be painful for the 8 of you. But they don’t know that you’ve been through that pain thousands of time in training. When your shoulders start to hurt Swim faster. When your lungs ask for a break Make them work harder. When your mind tells you that you’re crazy, Swim with your heart.” ❤️‍🔥🌊 Bruce Lee “Be water my friend”.

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

It's crazy how their competitiveness both destroyed the competition and themselves, depending on the period.

[@lukephillips5273]

looking at the family you can just tell they're gonna be good swimmers

[@amfla3787]

3:43 "when your mind tells you that you're crazy, swim with your heart." I wish I had that kind of endurance.

[@willerdtmann9587]

These are probably some of the best swimming stories I watch on youtube. Keep it up!

[@Anfa18]

I personally don't like to swim, I only really enjoy watching it during the Olympics and Commonwealth games. This channel shows the dedication, skills, technology, training and back story of the athletes that i can appreciate.

[@mikeh9744]

I was completely intrigued by this story throughout. Great production and story telling.

[@hyperactivelyx]

Dude, your videos are always so good and informative. I feel like these types of videos are good, because it helps inform us about the history of swimming and gives us some tips, like Ian Thorpe's hand staying on the surface of the water longer than usual to maintain glide and balance, as well as having a smooth stroke with not a lot of power needed. Keep up the great work!

[@Sentient_Blob]

The Ian Thorpe video was amazing. I started holding out my hands longer on my free, and after a month I went a 200 time from a push that was faster than my fastest time from a dive in practice

[@bluematches2992]

Florent has the same feeling than Laure about swimming. But they both love competition and winning. Florent does not like swimming and his manager (Romain) had to use a lot of imagination to motivate him and find entertaining trainings. He was so fed up with swimming that he tried (with no success) hand-ball. He came back to swimming because he is very gifted and has the Olympics in mind. It is a bit like André Agassi who hates tennis but is so good at it that he kept going.

[@Alkanaut]

I never really liked swimming either, but I never really got that good at it and it's been several years since the last time I even saw a pool. Yet your content somehow makes me want to swim again! it's great!

[@asherfinn4566]

I love this content! Being a swimmer technique is so interesting.

[@SkillsNT]

Thanks!

[@adamburdt8794]

Well yeah, that and she also has the exact perfect body type for swimming.

[@sherry_sya5422]

yeah.. i guess that's what they call gifted. it's given to you.

[@luigimanna]

Two small corrections: Federica's career started in 2004 (silver medal in Athens), not 2007; and the Lioness is Federica's nickname, not Laure's. That said, amazing video and amazing swimmer.

[@itscuriousycat2124]

“Lets get this over with!” -the motivation

[@bravenewworld5824]

I teach swimming. I was always type 1 I remember pushing myself to learn and become streamline pretty much on my own by feeling what would look right and pro. Now I just play with the water for a living watch others swim and teach it. I'm not a fanatic but a waterbaby at heart.

[@lesliegrayson1722]

I trained from the age of 11yrs - 17yrs, no parental encouragement, simply my own choice, 6-8 hours a day and up to 18 hours a day on weekends, it hurt it was bloody at times, I scraped my hands on the concrete or bitumen and wrecked my nails and stubbed my fingers. I practiced in the rain often for hours. Young people hate lots of things and so training is always going to be one of them, I mean who the hell chooses broccoli over cheese cake.. Im 50 now and I do :) my wife is a great cook. Laure is very inspirational. If Laure is coming back then she has a longer harder road than she has ever trodden before. She must train all day all night eat well do the reps in and out of the pool and think winning. That to me will be something to see if she gets there.

[@Tueuzz]

Very good pronounciation. You say "Laure" et "Florent" like a real french person. From an english speaker, it's very impressive 🇨🇵

[@Wheel333]

I love her form and relaxed 2 beat kick even when sprinting. 🙏💙🙏

[@sheilafal7209]

still, her determination and hard work is amazing.

[@Colin-cv6wt]

They should both go play waterpolo and have fun. ex-swimmer who teaches swimming full time and still doesnt like swimming himself :)

[@joeshepherd6419]

Exactly. What fun is going up and down a pool all day? I swim recreationally now, but what a drag aau swimming was.

[@joelmendez5776]

I don’t even know how to swim yet I am here watching swimming videos. Your videos are entertaining.

[@billybobinthehouse12]

Expected. There are a lot of high achievers without passion But passion is what keeps you in for the long run

[@fadhlissyafiqab4078]

its like a case where you dont like studying, and you just spend an entire day preparing for exam so you dont get remedial which is makes you spend your time more to studying

[@mygirldarby]

It's more like you're a gifted genius who didn't have to try at all when it came to getting the highest grades...but then you go to some gifted extremely competitive prep school and all of a sudden you're competing eith the best in thr world. Now you are good and you are intelligent, but you actually have to try your heart out because your peers are just as good.

[@kingk2405]

Same with one of the Williams sister who said she never really liked tennis but she is good at it .

[@riverdreams9510]

She swam so fast so she can go home early and watch The Wonder Years.

[@SalesRizzAcademy]

That coach speech....hit hard. 👊

[@wyattcreeper6780]

She kinda reminds me of Daniel Komen in that neither of them loved their sport but pushed through on willpower and broke multiple record

[@sarahp1702]

I’m doing a French assignment about her because I’m a swimmer as well and stumbled on this lol this is super helpful!

[@daniagaming925]

I didn t know he is going to 2021 Olympics, I hope România is gonna get at least 1 medal

[@darraghrusk6299]

Robert glinta???????

[@daniagaming925]

@@darraghrusk6299 and David popovici

[@anx93]

@@daniagaming925 David popovici is going to be scary he went 1:46 with a garbage pool and no competition I see a 1:44

[@daniagaming925]

@@anx93 shut up , did Someone ask?

[@andreiscarlat2934]

Nu stiam ca avem romani inotatori olimpici

[@adtatatumtemporis7111]

Allez les Manaudou !!!! Vive la France !! 🇨🇵🇨🇵💪🏻

[@alenanela1743]

This is an absolutely incredible video! Super entertaining, brilliant from a filmmaking standpoint.

[@dashamrajtarachandbante3143]

We are loving this series of different swimming videos you've started.. Scripting is at its best! Lots of Love from 🇮🇳

[@asuraou6763]

"True focus lies somewhere between rage and serenity" - Professor Charles Xavier

[@SkillsNT]

I think about that quote often.

[@gooddiscipline4598]

It's not my place, but your choice of words are often delightfully outstanding despite this not being likely your first language. I am referring to 5:38 " This is how Annika and Laure entered a competitive trance". The word picture is glorious. They not only entered and actually lived-in, dwelt in the world record pace trance. Keep up the excellent, tastefully curated content!

[@SkillsNT]

Thank you!

[@flibbertygibbette]

You're a great storyteller, this was riveting.

[@docsmithdc]

Loved watching her swim-I could do it all day.

[@danielgraaf5042]

What are those turns? No fly kicks and straight into freestyle kicking? Jeez swimming has progressed since 2004

[@jeanrillet1380]

Daniel, I’m sure that you’re better than Laure Manaudou

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

One of the most natural gifted ones.

[@deanmilwainoly3966]

I think this is most elite swimmers. I hated training but lived to race. It’s why we do it

[@arbestcrontisb4248]

These videos are so good! Well done indeed. Amazing work

[@guillaumeschirra7699]

Well done mate, thanks for the video. Cheers from France

[@peabodyfletcher6060]

Started swimming when i was very little... hungry and angry because we were really poor.. started training two sessions a day with gym on top of that. Everyday (even weekends) I thought it was the way out of poverty.. became a 10× national champion, held 2 national records and multiple regional records. The fact is, i indeed hated it, every single time i trained lol but finally, when i was sick of it, i had developed a strong mind that helped me pursue the university career i was dreaming of.. Some things are just a step in the middle of something better... Wishing you all very good luck in your dreams!!

[@greatvedas]

thanks for the wonderful content. You are bringing out the stories behind these athletes so well.

[@avayu2289]

Really talented swimmers and what awesome forms!

[@temesgenwondem3775]

I hardly enjoy studying but I want to study medicine. It gives a purpose to my life . Yeah I want to be a doctor and I am gonna love the profession

[@Donique_23]

Sometimes when you have a talent it is almost as if you owe it to the world to share it with them

[@tanou74]

Those videos are so great ! You are an incredible story teller, keep going !

[@tartaglia.]

This gives me hope man, I also hate swimming but happen to have been swimming all my life.

[@amiaqthedetective6068]

He just earn silver medal for 50M freestyle in Tokyo today 😘.

[@spacecoastaesthetics6990]

God given talent. I don't like singing but I Cantor at my church because I know God wants me to use the talent. The right coach makes a difference.

[@bry8636]

Laure and Bousquet had a baby? That kid is predestined for greatness. Laure has won the 50 all the way to the 1500. No one has ever done that. At least in the modern era.

[@amlkrishna6429]

She's awsome 👌and real fighter👌

[@naschaat6635]

It is not about beeing only Competive, it is only about beeing born with a Talent in something and beeing competive.

[@npflsid547]

I agree. Too many people say just work hard, work harder than anyone then you will do great. When in fact the world doesn’t work like that. Luck is one fundamental aspect of success.

[@darlysonreis8579]

Nice documentary, thank you!

[@elfaranelasul6886]

I remember a show where a guys always slacking off on his work but the truth is, he is an expert on his field and finish his job early so most of the time he's slacking off...

[@dodoraptor8387]

People always say study a field you find interesting, find a job that you like to do! Follow your passion, this is how you'll reach your highest highs in what you undertake She's proof that you can do something that you dislike and still excel in what you do

[@h2olilly1983]

Her elbow can bend so much more when catching the water comparing with others. It makes a great difference in speed.

[@dace8828]

Thank you for the visual of her technique. I have so much work to do on mine

[@nebria8894]

Well, after winning alot of money, I hope she can actually do what she wants

[@sveng3192]

She wants to win

[@ahlaitan8194]

That is what naturally born talent is. They are easily bored !. Too natural. They exactly want to be supernatural !.

[@CHRoOMAX]

3:33 Here you can really see the large difference between swimming styles, very interesing how Laure is faster with way less leg movement.

[@joshuawitteman1510]

I really dont like swimming but your style of storytelling made me watch this whole video with enjoyment xDD

[@meghdaniellama1604]

One of the reason why boxing sell so much ppv is because the have show like 24/7 and all access where the show the back ground and motivation of each fighter. And aLso the history of the sport. These shows makes people really tuned in into the fight. Thank you for creating something similar for swimming and showing that even swimming have a rich and interesting history. P.s 24/7 has been canceled but there are yt channel that do similar stuff. Channel like ; rainy day boxing and office hancho

[@minnisarea]

Dude, this video was done incredibly well.

[@jaacicasablancas5709]

I have no interest in swimming but watched the whole video 🤠

[@killuoom9058]

this was me with soccer. first i loved it and started hating it years later. and quit it but now i’m debating getting back into it (even tho i really like volleyball and want to do it)

[@bodeyashraf8601]

i really enjoyed this video , great effort

[@DonostiGros]

Wow had no idea Florant played handball for 2 years! What a guy, he’s a born athlete. The 50m free is for Caleb to lose, definitely going for the 7 medals.

[@judykraska400]

Fantastic reporting. Love it.

[@Nico-x2t4t]

Certainly one of the main reasons that may explain the fact that she hated swimming: her coach. Phillipe Lucas is one of the biggest assholes I've ever seen. He treated her like a garbage. He built his fame on her, she made him somebody. And he kept treating her like garbage, and criticizing her publicly.

[@Nesrouna94]

Amazing video, thank you for that

[@tusharsachdeva3654]

I think self destruction, if done properly, is meditative too. It is so relaxing in an anti-relaxing way. It is the same feeling you get when you eat too many chillies. You get numb and enter some other world.

[@Phoenixhunter157]

True!

[@daftheck1439]

I was competitiv in the sports i was doing but without the playful aspect in these i think that would have drive me crazy, i'm glad i didn't start swimming 😂 the mental of competitive swimmers is impressive

[@frenchpotato5661]

"I hated it so I want to get it done quickly and get it over with."

[@adambamf9365]

a true Champion and lioness is so fitting

[@TomGeorgin]

On point with the musics !

[@kuromisthe_best]

Hardwork beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

[@wannabolic]

That was me during swim team. I hated everything about it and I had NO motivation. Idk how but I was fast during competition and went to state haha

[@gammeldansk]

Thank you! This is gold for someone who loves the sport but is new to swimming 🙏

[@malikgarrett9841]

How did she get into swimming and discover she had a talent for the sport if she didn't like it? Life is crazy like that?

[@xiuolo8116]

Probably her parents

[@kelleyhudson3157]

Thank you.

[@deesantiago368]

I was actually rooting for Manadou in the 50 free but Dressel is too much of a beast this year to be beat by any mere mortal!

[@superbug665]

Noticed the youngest Manaudou at the ISL. Thank you for the family story. Routing for Caeleb but hoping for some exciting competition as well.

[@oldfrend]

he won't be dressel. dressel by all rights holds the actual world record in the 50 free - fastest all time not wearing an LZR suit. and he just tied his record at the US trials.

[@jeffeyL]

She so talented

[@anx93]

That baby is gonna be scary🥶

[@ellamackinnon6484]

Have you done a video yet discussing the pros and cons of bilateral breathing versus breathing every stroke? If not I'd love to see one