At the age of 15, just two years after I entered the Sport-Étude school, I dive into a first feat: The crossing to Lake Memphremagog, 42 km, becoming the youngest person to brave this lake .

The following year, in 1996, I try to realize one of the most difficult swimming tests recognized in the world, the Lac St-Jean International Crossing, 40 km. It was a success; I finished in 4 position at the ladies, realizing once again a first, being the youngest to achieve the feat. It was during that summer, that I carved out a place on the Canadian team in World Cup over 25 km, standing in Lauzanne in Switzerland. As a team, we win the Bronze medal on a cumulative time.

In 1999, a series of unfortunate events forced me to give up swimming for a while. Passionate about science and the mysteries of the human being, my taste for learning and knowing transports me to the world of holistic sciences, biochemistry and psychology. Studies that will captivate me for almost a decade.

But this truce could not last. I missed swimming a lot.

One night, I was seized by an intense dream plunging me directly into virgin and unexplored waters. It was a call from my soul …