Para-swimmer and student at INSA Toulouse, Ugo Didier, won the silver medal this Wednesday August 25 in the 400 meters in category S9 at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Focus on this great victory and its journey.
Ugo Didier, a rising swimming star at INSA Toulouse
Ugo Didier was born with lower limb atrophy and club feet. Aged only 19, he is considered one of the French gems representing France at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Outside of swimming, he is a student at INSA Toulouse. For many years, he has monopolized the podiums in France and internationally.
He has three podiums to his credit, including a title in the 100m backstroke S9. This year, he won four medals on the continental scene (two gold, two silver). Today, he is proud to have won this first silver medal at the Paralympic Games. He explains: “It’s a great source of pride. I am very happy to win this medal. Beyond the medal, I wanted to improve my best time, it was done by four seconds. I’m very happy, I hope this gets the French team off to a good start after the cycling medal. »
In Tokyo, the 19-year-old engineering school student has big ambitions. In addition to the silver medal, he will try to win two other medals in the 100m backstroke and the 200m medley. “ The goal of three medals is still there, confirmed the swimmer. I started the French swimming team counter, now all I have to do is complete it and increase it. »
Ugo Didier’s professional ambitions
As mentioned previously, Ugo Didier is a student at INSA Toulouse (National Institute of Applied Sciences), one of the engineering schools of the INSA group. During an interview with Handisporthe described his dream job: “I am currently an engineering student and I would really like to work in renewable energies or be a mechanical engineer. I would also like to be able to combine my sport with my studies or why not be a coach in my free time. »
The ideal scenario for the young student would therefore be to combine his passion for sport with his studies. He devotes a large part of his time to training: he spends 12 hours per week in the water and 8 hours for physical preparation. He has very little free time.
