Laure Manaudou (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Laure Manaudou was a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother. Manaudou currently holds the world records for the 400 meter freestyle, but she has lost her "long course" record, which is set in 50 meter pools. She won the gold medal in the women's 400 meter freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was France's first gold medal ever in women's swimming and the first swimming gold medal won by a French athlete since Jean Boiteux's victory in the 400 meter men's freestyle event at Helsinki in 1952. Manaudou won the silver medal in the women's 800 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics. In that race, she had a quick start but was passed down the stretch by Ai Shibata of Japan