Drugs, sex, and swimming: A swimmer breaks the omerta, Amaury Leveaux

He won the finest medals, broke magnificent world records. The child with an extraordinary physique, from the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Belfort, lived an extraordinary life. While Amaury Leveaux's titles are "clean," the world of swimming is less so. In 2008, during the 50-meter freestyle final at the Beijing Olympics, the champion lost out on gold and only received silver: three years later, the winner at the time received a warning for having swum under prohibited substances, following anti-doping tests. This fuels doubts. Because, outside the pool, rivalries rage and all is fair in love and war. Behind demanding training sessions lie wild parties. On the program: sex, drugs, and swimming. For the first time, an Olympic champion testifies to the reality of the world of swimming, which we thought was spared: a plunge into murky waters.