Florent Manaudou Becomes First Olympic Torch Carrier in France
By Casey Murphy on SwimSwam
French Olympic champion swimmer Florent Manaudou had the honor of being France’s first torch carrier in France ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The torch made landfall in mainland France at Marseille, where Manaudou lives, trains, and owns a restaurant.
An estimated 150,000 people waited for the Olympic flame to make its debut in Marseille’s Old Port, where it arrived on a 19th-century sailing ship on May 8th after its twelve-day trip from Greece. Fr