Water skiing since the age of three and champion since ten; Manon Costard has been living the water skier’s lifestyle for 20 years. Traveling around the world, she has been discovering new places, meeting new people from different countries, lifestyles, and cultures on a daily basis.
Manon Costard won her first European Championship title at 10 years old competing in the category of under 14 years old. Since then she won 23 gold medals from European Championships, 2 gold medals from World Championships, 1 Olympic medal (Mediterranean Games 2013), and has twice been awarded the Collegiate Athlete of the year.
Women Fitness President talks to the World Champion about her dreams, fitness & lots more!
Namita Nayyar:
Born in the south of France, water skiing since age of three and champion since ten; you have been living the water skier’s lifestyle for more than 20 years now. What attracted you towards skiing as a sport, if you were to sum up in a few words?
Manon Costard:
My parents were recreational skiers, they put me on skis when I was only three years old and I absolutely loved it. I actually came across a video of my very first time on skis and you can clearly tell I fell in love with the sport at this exact moment.
To sum it up in a few words: family, water, speed and fun were the first things that attracted me to water skiing.
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