Surrounded by his physical trainer, Nicolas Maritan, and his coach, Denis Auguin, the swimmer from Antibes is preparing for future competitions, starting with a World Cup stage in mid-November, either in Stockholm or Berlin.
Today, his primary goal is the French Championships, which will take place in Montpellier in April 2009. This involves 4 hours of water training per day, six days a week, plus four additional physical sessions each week. This might deter many, but not Alain Bernard, who has insisted on swimming twice daily as part of his training routine, a requirement readily accepted by his coach.
Along with the fifteen other members of his group, the new Olympic champion of the 100m freestyle has begun a new season, which is expected to conclude in July 2009 at the World Championships in Rome. The hope is to achieve results as impressive as those in Beijing…
This video is from the website [Web TV Nice](https://www.webtvnice.com).
