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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.
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.
France’s first-ever woman to win gold in swimming Laure Manaudou has been named the first French athlete to receive the 2024 Paris Olympic Torch for the torch relay.
On 15 August, Manaudou won the 400m freestyle gold to become the first French swimmer to win an Olympic title since Jean Boiteux, who prevailed over the same distance back in 1952. She went on to win two further medals in Athens: silver in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 100m backstroke.
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.
Triple Olympic medalist, three-time world champion, 18-time European champion and 58 time champion of France, Laure Manaudou enters the ISHOF as the best female swimmer in French history.
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