After some very motivating results at the end of last year’s season, I took some rest during the winter to prepare the 2016 season the best way possible. My main goals were to place in the top ten for the EURO TOUR rankings and to crack the top twenty on the world rankings. These goals were very important for me as it drove my determination and focus when I was training this winter.
I am originally a free surfer, so I didn’t really have a complete training program before. I used to just go paddle or surf and see what happens. But this winter, with my coach Vincent Guillaume, I took things a little bit more seriously, training four or more times a week between my school classes. I also worked on my nutrition, eating only healthy food, which made a quite big difference with how I used to manage my life, but it was really worth it.
I had the perfect season’s start, winning almost every race and surf contest I entered in Brittany, then I started to travel to compete on the international scene. Some good results in the USA in April and a victory in Brazil brought me confidence to start my European journey. I traveled across Europe with my American team mates Lexi Alston and April Zilg most of the time and we experienced an amazing trip.
I’m very happy with how the results went for me on the EURO TOUR. I was able to secure a few good results on the biggest races of the tour, which got me 8th on the EURO TOUR Rankings. These results also improved my world ranking, making it to the 20th place for the first time of my career.
I am now almost done with the races in Europe, with only a few small ones left, and I feel confident and determined to compete in the USA again in August!
2016 RESULTS:
- Swell Beach Race Series (Brittany’s racing circuit): 1st place
- Swell LongSUP Tour (Brittany’s LongSUP circuit): 1st place
- French Cup of SUP Race 14’ Downwind: 3rd place
- Brittany’s cup of Longboard and SUP: 1st place
- Carolina Cup: 18th place
- Brazilian Championships: 1st place
EURO TOUR:
- France (Ste Maxime): 9th place
- Germany (Lost Mills): 11th place
- Spain (San Sebastian): 5th place
- Croatia (Porec): 5th place
- Belgium (Namur): 4th place
