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Laure Manaudou (French pronunciation: [lɔʁ manodu]; born 9 October 1986) is a retired French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She has held the world record in freestyle events between 200 and 1500 meter.
Laure Manaudou, née le 9 octobre 1986 à Villeurbanne, est une nageuse française pratiquant les quatre nages (brasse, papillon, crawl, dos crawlé) ayant obtenu des résultats nationaux et internationaux dans la quasi-totalité des distances de compétition : 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m et 1500 m.
Laure Manaudou of France won the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the world swimming championships on Sunday to successfully defend the title she won in Montreal two years ago.
French swimmer Laure Manaudou was the first representative of France to receive the Olympic torch in the relay from Greece to Paris that began Tuesday.
One of the prominent female swimmers of the first decade of the 21st century, Laure Manaudou excelled in the long distance freestyle events, as well as the backstroke. Her first major international event were the 2004 European Championships, during which she claimed three golds (400 freestyle, 100 backstroke, medley relay).
Former world and Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou has retired at the age of 22. "I quit. This hasn't been an easy decision to take," the Frenchwoman told Friday's edition of Le Parisien...
The very first French torchbearer on Greek soil is now revealed. Paris 2024 has chosen three-time Olympic medallist in swimming and Captain of the Olympic Torch Relay, Laure Manaudou.
