Victor Lemaire: “To show that it’s possible to pass the CAPES exam and compete at the highest level in sports”
Victor Lemaire was a student in the Sports Science program before earning his master’s degree and his CAPES this year. Since early June, he has also been the French collegiate champion in the 400-meter dash.
It was in Vineuil, near Blois, that Victor Lemaire, along with 24 teammates from Montpellier, claimed his university championship title last June. Although he took first place with a time of 47.63 seconds, he set his personal best a few days later (on June 8) by running the 400 meters in just 47.54 seconds. An impressive performance for the 23-year-old athlete, who only began competing in this sport three years ago.“I played a lot of team sports before that, but my greatest strengths were endurance and speed, so I signed up for track and field. It’s a challenging sport because it involves long sprints that take a lot out of your body, but it’s now a true passionof mine,” says Victor Lemaire.
Win a medal and earn a CAPES
He now pursues this passion at the SCO Ste Marguerite club in Marseille, where he currently lives.“I finished my studies in Montpellier, having earned a master’s degree in Physical Education and Sports Science (MEF) last year, and I also obtained my CAPES certification. ” He is now completing his teaching internship with the goal of becoming a physical education teacher. To give himself the best chance of success, the student has chosen to temporarily put his athletic career on hold, as balancing competition—with its six two-hour training sessions per week—and his academic program was“not always easy, especially at the master’s level. “I had to miss some sessions and train during late time slots that didn’t align with my group’s schedule, but I wanted to show that I could pass the CAPES exam and compete at the elite level.”Victor Lemaire isn’t giving upontrackand field, however, and plans to resume training as soon as possible to continue improving, thriving, and aiming for the elite level.