The 23-year-old swimmer from Saint-Lô begins her 2026-2027 season in Mexico with the ambition of getting closer to the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Open water swimmer Inès Delacroix kicks off her 2026-2027 season this Friday, November 6th, in Cancún, Mexico. At 23, the native of Saint-Lô, in the Manche department, approaches this new challenge with renewed appetite after convincing European Championships held in August in Paris.
This Mexican competition constitutes a first step in a calendar that should lead her toward the summits. Delacroix, a long-distance specialist, showed in the last continental championships that she could compete with the best European swimmers. Her season opener in Cancún will allow her to validate her progress and gauge her physical condition in demanding conditions.
Beyond the immediate challenge, the young athlete looks resolutely toward the future. The Los Angeles Olympic Games, scheduled for 2028, appear as an accessible goal provided she continues on this trajectory. For a swimmer of her age, this Olympic cycle represents an ideal opportunity to take an additional step and establish herself durably among the world elite.
The road to Los Angeles will be long, punctuated by international competitions and selections. But Inès Delacroix seems armed to take on this challenge. Her Norman roots, her consistency in effort and her steady progression speak in her favor. The coming months will tell if she manages to transform this ambition into concrete results, step by step, from Cancún to the major challenges ahead.
This Mexican competition constitutes a first step in a calendar that should lead her toward the summits. Delacroix, a long-distance specialist, showed in the last continental championships that she could compete with the best European swimmers. Her season opener in Cancún will allow her to validate her progress and gauge her physical condition in demanding conditions.
Beyond the immediate challenge, the young athlete looks resolutely toward the future. The Los Angeles Olympic Games, scheduled for 2028, appear as an accessible goal provided she continues on this trajectory. For a swimmer of her age, this Olympic cycle represents an ideal opportunity to take an additional step and establish herself durably among the world elite.
The road to Los Angeles will be long, punctuated by international competitions and selections. But Inès Delacroix seems armed to take on this challenge. Her Norman roots, her consistency in effort and her steady progression speak in her favor. The coming months will tell if she manages to transform this ambition into concrete results, step by step, from Cancún to the major challenges ahead.
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Source: Ouest-France