Career
Discovering a new world...
I was born in 1987 in Thonon-les-Bains, between lake and mountains in the heart of the Alps. Bathed in sport since my first steps between judo, cycling and running, I really discovered freediving and the seabed at the age of 10 on vacation in Corsica.
This experience is a real revelation, far from the school difficulties that have always been encountered. I had only one desire then: to discover this universe as magical as it is mysterious and in the purest way possible: in apnea.
Having always had attention and concentration disorders with mental hyperactivity, apnea allowed me to overcome this difficulty and also made me realize the importance of the practice of meditation. Thanks to this, I managed to refocus and reconnect to the present moment!
Freediving is much more than a sport; it is a real school of life that pushes us to refocus on ourselves, to let go of fears and fully live the state of presence!
The development of apnea
I started the competition in 2007 with the need to share and develop the activity in Haute-Savoie (France). Everything had to be built but the best was yet to come...
I was asked to develop the activity in Thonon, Annecy as well as in the department. Freediving took an incredible rise all over France and allowed me, thereafter, to train in these same structures.
Annecy
and first selection
I decided to settle in Annecy in 2011 where I discovered an incredible sporting dynamism and idyllic training conditions.
Freediving then takes an important place in my life. I surround myself with a team initiated by the discovery of a mental trainer who helps me in my first steps as a top athlete.
I don't know anything about high-level preparation, nutrition, the sporting profession and I'm learning about tar from other professionals in the field!
I finally manage to select myself for my first world championships in Greece, in Kalamata. I was then 24 years old.
2016
Vice World Champion
& professionalization in 2017
In 2016 I won my first international title (Vice World Champion) which opens a path to professionalization for me!
After years of financial difficulties, I created my business and became an independent sportsman. A professional victory that also allows me to share this experience as a guest speaker.
Performance as a tool
for introspective evolution
I have been able to explore depths of up to 121 meters in the constant weight (with fins) discipline and 145 meters in variable weight.
At these depths, I continue to develop the management of my states of consciousness, which are influenced by nitrogen narcosis.
Freediving thus becomes an infinite tool for self-exploration, driving me to pursue this quest for depth every day.
2026
New CMAS world record
in variable weight at -145 m
A new milestone in the exploration of the depths, the self, and the seas.
Beyond being a feat of performance, it is also a human and team adventure—far removed from traditional individual competitions.
Environmental commitment,
web-series & documentaries
After several trips, explorations and documentary filming abroad, I see a deterioration of the marine environment. This is the beginning of a real environmental awareness where I begin to get closer to associations involved in the protection of water, with my brother himself hydrobiologist diver. We therefore subsequently, with Mathias LOPEZ, my cameraman, produced several videos and series linking the world of freediving and the protection of the aquatic environment.
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“Freediving Universe” in 2016
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“Là-eau” (in mountain lakes) - 4 episodes
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“Breathtaking” France O - 52 minutes…