Athletes’ lives are often faced with dilemmas. Indeed, professional athletes’ careers are generally short, so it’s important to take the right decisions at the right time to get the best possible career. Recently, the career of the Quebecoise Raphaëlle Lavoie, a swimmer from Jonquière, could take another turn depending on a decision she has to take whether she participates in a certain competition or not. In this text, the dilemma will be summarized and analyzed from the point of view of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.