The image of the Olympic swimmer Antoine Viquerat managed by Lotois Thomas Ganzel, student in Toulouse

Swimmer Antoine Viquerat, semi-finalist at the Tokyo Olympics in the 200m breaststroke, splashes his talent on the lanes of his Dauphins du Toec club in Toulouse as do all the observers who see in this promising youngster a great hope of French swimming. But first a serious medal chance at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Among those who are convinced and conquered by the talent and sporting abilities of the Toulouse swimmer is a certain Thomas Ganzel enrolled in Toulouse in the third year of a bachelor’s degree at Amos Sport Business School, in a work-study program in the 2J Performance company directed by Julien Montagne.

A strong bond in an important sector

“2J Performance is a sports marketing agency. I also work with Sophie Duarte, manager of a communication company», explains the former student of the Lycée Monnerville in Cahors. More than just a sports enthusiast, this young rugby specialist who is preparing a thesis on rugby in the Basque Country becomes, during his studies and his work, a strong link in an important sector: the sponsorship and communication of business.

The image and convincing reflection of an athlete at the service of the company

This, above all, around the swimmer Antoine Viquerat who will be able, in a certain way, to send back to the general public the reflection of the level of performance of the companies he will represent or at least the image that they want to embody through him. The spirit of winning.

Thomas plays the trump card

It stands to reason that this “winning” wizard must also stick under the skin of the sportsman in search of sponsorship and financial backing.

In short, in his intelligent argument, Thomas Ganzel plays the trump card. What’s good in terms of benefiting the company must also be good for the athlete.

Antoine is aware of this complementarity (read below). This relevance sometimes escapes the economic world and that of top-level sport. Thomas is there to bring these two worlds together.

The book of Antoine Viquerat: a beautiful work by Thomas Ganzel

The former high school student from Cahors has decided to conquer his future in Toulouse to continue his higher education in a field where events and sports go hand in hand. Next year he will be enrolled in a Masters.

“Within the company we take care of the image and the partnerships that sportsmen and women have to forge. For my part, I dedicate myself more particularly to Antoine, for whom I created the partner book which includes his list of awards, photos, texts and a phrase that marked his career. This sentence is: Swimming is a sport that allows you to discover yourself, surpass yourself and achieve extraordinary things. Antoine wants to represent France at the Paris Olympics and get a medal,” confirms Thomas.

Thomas and Antoine bound by the desire to win

Brilliant student, with an inspired and persuasive pen in Antoine’s book, Thomas would swim in total happiness if he could later, at the end of his university career, find a company that creates events. “I like managing athletes and organizing events. It’s all very rewarding. I’m looking for breakthroughs,” he confides.

His know-how would give a boost to the life of companies, because Thomas is teeming with ideas. For the moment, it’s not a question of skipping a lesson and relaxing for Antoine as this swimmer gets wet body and soul to reach the grail: a medal in Paris in 2024. If he succeeds, whatever the color of this one, there will be some ‘ by Thomas around Antoine’s neck.