POTHAIN Jordan

France

Swimming

Date of Birth: 14 Oct 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ECHIROLLES

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : NICE

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 200m Freestyle
	Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay FRA France

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - Heat 4	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	400Free	4x200Free
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	8th (3:49.07)	H (7:13.71)

World Championships

Year	Location	4x200Free
2015	Kazan, RUS	H (7:12.68)

European Championships

Year	Location	200Free	4x100Free M	4x200Free
2020	Budapest, HUN	SF (1:47.60)	-	4th (7:07.24)
2018	Glasgow, GBR	H (1:49.62)	H (3:17.15)	6th (7:13.12)

World Championships Short Course

Year	Location	200Free	400Free	4x100Free	4x200Free
2016	Windsor, ON, CAN	H (1:44.83)	5th (3:39.35)	2nd (3:07.35)	H (7:06.98)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Nickname:

Jo (Facebook profile, 12 Dec 2015)

Hobbies:

Watching TV, sunbathing. (swimcamps.fr, 30 Jul 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Sports Science - Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, FRA

Languages spoken:

French

Club name:

Olympic Nice Natation [France]

Coach:

Fabrice Pellerin [club], FRA, from 2018

Debut:

2015 for France, World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation (Federation Francaise de Natation, 05 Nov 2015)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ffnatation.fr, 05 May 2020)

Training:

He trains 10 sessions a week at the pool, and three sessions a week of strength training at the gym. (swimcamps.fr, 30 Jul 2020)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (swimcamps.fr, 30 Jul 2020)

Hero:

Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu. (arenawaterinstinct.com, 27 Nov 2015)

Influence:

Coach Guy La Rocca. (swimcamps.fr, 30 Jul 2020)

Philosophy:

"The dream does not end when you wake up, it starts when you open your eyes." (arenawaterinstinct.com, 27 Nov 2015)

General Interest

General
HEART ISSUES
He was diagnosed with the Bouveret-Hoffmann syndrome [a type of irregular heartbeat that increases heart rate] after presenting arrhythmia symptoms at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. He underwent an endoscopy surgery in his heart in September 2018 but the syndrome was not fully resolved. He underwent a second surgery in December 2018 which fully solved the problem. "I got rid of it and I can feel the difference. Now, when my heart pumps up, it's due to the effort." (lequipe.fr, 08 Sep 2018, 10 Sep 2018; ledauphine.com, 07 Sep 2018; Monaco-Matin, 09 Feb 2019)

OTHER STUDIES
Besides a degree in sports science he also has a diploma for mental training from the Clermont Auvergne University in France. He is also studying for a degree in physiotherapy at the Kinetics School of Grenoble, France. (Facebook profile, 04 Jan 2020; ujf-grenoble.fr, 04 Dec 2015; Twitter profile, 11 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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