Diver Alexis Jandard, 26, gained popularity after his fall during the inauguration of the Saint-Denis aquatic center in front of Emmanuel Macron. The native of Écully (Rhône) is however far from being a novice.
Leader of the French diving team which he joined in 2014, he has already participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 where he took 16th place in the 3-meter springboard event. The Rhodanian has someone to draw inspiration from: Greg Louganis, a former American diver, whose skull violently hit the board during the qualifiers for the Seoul Olympics in 1988.