Swimming: Jérémy Stravius ​​retires six months from the Tokyo Olympics

He aspired to play his third Olympic Games in Tokyo. But six months before the deadline, Jérémy Stravius ​​decided to finish swimming. The world champion in the 100 m backstroke in 2011 decided to end his career at 31, we learned this Wednesday, confirming information from Nice Matin and the Courrier Picard. A premature retirement for the swimmer, who took part in his last training on Monday.

"When I got out of the water, I knew it was my last," explained the person to Courrier Picard. I have come to the end of the adventure and I am relieved to have made this decision. I did not take it lightly, I am sure of myself. I had reached a point where I had to stop. When it's time, it's time. "

Triple Olympic medalist

In 2018, Jérémy Stravius ​​had left Amiens where he had always trained, for Nice and Fabrice Pellerin, ex-trainer of Yannick Agnel or Camille Muffat. With the idea of ​​relaunching for the 2019 world championships and the 2020 Olympics. This summer, he took part in his last race at the Worlds by being eliminated in the semi-finals of the 50 backstroke.

A triple Olympic medalist, the swimmer won gold with the 4 x 100m relay in London in 2012. In addition to his 2011 title, Stravius ​​won seven other medals in world championships, including three in relay gold.