French swimmer Charlotte Bonnet, triple European champion in 2018 in Glasgow, has decided to stop training in Martigues with Philippe Lucas to settle in Switzerland with her husband, where she will continue her preparation for the Paris Olympic Games , she announced via her Instagram account on Tuesday.
“Being happy and fulfilled in my life as an athlete and a woman is what matters most to me. Joining my husband in Geneva therefore became obvious, and I am convinced that I am making the right decision,” she explains on the social network.
Aged 29 and freestyle specialist, three times European champion in 2018 in 200m, 4x100m NL and 4x100m mixed NL, the native of Brest had experienced a slump at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics before leaving her coach of the time and to be taken in the group of swimmers of Philippe Lucas on the banks of the Etang de Berre.
“At the end of the Tokyo 2021 Games, he reached out to me and leaving to train with him in Martigues was the best decision I made at this stage of my career” specifies the one who will be the captain of the Blues for what should be its final competition in less than 6 months at the Paris-2024 Games.