Alex Portal

Alex Portal (born 12 February 2002) is a French Paralympic swimmer. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning two medals, and at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, winning four medals.

Biography Portal was born on 12 February 2002 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. He and his younger brother Kylian were both born with ocular albinism, a condition resulting in poor eyesight. Alex began swimming at age five at the club CN Pecq, and later began competing at age seven with the club Cercle des nageurs de l'ouest in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Classified as an S13 swimmer, Portal won two medals at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. In September 2021, he was honored with the Ordre national du Mérite from the president.

In 2022, Portal won four medals, including a gold, at the World Para Swimming Championships.

In December 2023, Portal and his brother received scholarships from the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye for €5,000. In 2024, a sign was installed at the entrance of the city to celebrate the two brothers' accomplishments. In the 400m freestyle, he placed one spot above his brother Kylian, the bronze medalist.