SWITZERLAND, 2024 61min

Company: Rsi Radiotelevisione Svizzera Di Lingua Italiana

Section: OLYMPIC SPIRIT

Discipline: Swimming

Director: Alberto Bernad, Ellade Ossola. Gianmario Reycend

Editing: Alberto Bernad

Photo: Gianmario Reycend

Soundtrack: Michele Vassalli + Ultimo brano documentario Roberto Vecchioni/Alfa

Actors: Noè Ponti

Producer: Michael Beltrami 

 

Synopsis:

Winning a medal at the Olympic Games can be a dream, but it can also become an obsession. Swiss swimmer Noè Ponti (world record holder and World Champion in the 50m and 100m butterfly in the short course) surprisingly won a bronze in the 100m butterfly at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Noè’s journey towards his second Olympics, that of Paris 2024. The journey of an athlete preparing for such an important competition is often solitary and full of obstacles.