Laure Manaudou

Laure Manaudou , born the October 9th 1986 with Villeurbanne (the Rhone), is a French swimmer specialist in the medium-distance race (400, 800,1500 meters freestyle), back (50 and 100 meters) and of the 4 strokes (200 and 400 meters).

Laid off until in 2006 with the Circle of the swimmers of Melun Valley of the Seine where it was pulled by Philippe Lucas, it joined the club of Canet-in-Roussillon (Canet 66 swimming) with its trainer after the Championnats of Europe of swimming 2006.

In May 2007, it leaves its trainer to go to involve itself in the club inhabitant of Turin of LaPresse Nuoto . Following tensions appeared with its trainer Paolo Penso, she is laid off by her Italian club the August 6th. Since the month of September 2007, it is involved by her older brother, Nicolas, with Ambérieu-in-Bugey (Ain).

Biography

Beginnings

Laure Manaudou is the girl of Jean-Luc Manaudou, bank clerk, player and trainer of Handball, and Olga Schippers, origin Dutchwoman, who practices the Badminton. They had met on a beach with the Cape Fréhel. Eager to learn how to him to swim, they registered it with swimming as of the 5 years age.

It has a big brother, Nicolas, born one year day for day before it and with which it swims, and a Florent little brother, born in 1990.

From 6 to 14 years, it belongs to the club of swimming of Ambérieu-in-Bugey, in the Ain, where it passed its childhood.

Noticed by Philippe Lucas, trainer married to a former swimmer of the team of Olympic France, this one convinces his parents to let it leave and promises to them to make a champion of it. The first years, it leaves food to the hearth its trainer to Melun before settling in an apartment close to the swimming pool to Melun to its majority.

The first successes

In 2001, at the time of the Championships of Europe juniors to Malta, it takes down two money medals on 50 and 100 meters back. The following year, at the time of the Championships of Europe juniors to Linz, in Austria, it becomes champion of Europe juniors on 100 meters back and double vice-champion of Europe on 50 meters back and 200 meters 4 strokes.

In 2003, at the time of the Championships of France with Saint-Etienne, it obtains five gold medals (400, 800,1500 meters freestyle; 50 and 100 meters back), beats four records of France and is qualified for the Championnats of the world of Barcelona. Deprived of its trainer-mentor, it obtains disappointing results (7th of the 50 meters back, 11th of the 100 meters back, 13th of the 400 meters freestyle and 19th of the 800 meters freestyle). However, year 2003 is closed on a bronze medal on 100 meters back obtained at the time of the Championships of Europe in small basin with Dublin.

In 2004, at the time of the Championships of France with Dunkirk, it obtains four titles national (400 and 800 meters freestyle; 50 and 100 meters back). At the time of the Championships of Europe to Madrid, it takes down three gold medals (400 meters freestyle, 100 meters back and the relay 4x100 meters 4 strokes). With the Olympic Games of Athens in 2004, it gains three Olympic medals (gold medal on 400 m freestyle, money on 800 m freestyle and bronzes on 100 m back) and gives to France its first gold medal in a test of swimming since Jean Boiteux with Helsinki in 1952.

In 2005, at the time of the Championships of France with Nancy, it obtains five national titles (400, 800,1500 meters freestyle; 50 and 100 meters back). With the Championships of the world to Montreal, it obtains the gold medal on 400 meters freestyle. With the Championships of France in small basin with Chalon-sur-Saône, it takes down six national titles (400, 800,1500 meters freestyle; 50,100 meters back; 200 meters 4 strokes) and beats eight records. With the Championships of Europe in small basin with Trieste, it obtains three gold medals (400, 800 meters freestyle; 100 meters back) and beats the world records of the 400 meters (3 ' 56" 79) and of the 800 meters freestyle (8 ' 11" 25). With the end of the year, it gains the interclubs with CN Melun.

Dedication

At the time of the Championships of France 2006 with Turns, it glane nine national titles (200, 400,800,1500 meters freestyle; 100 and 200 meters back; 200 and 400 meters 4 strokes; relay 4 X 200 meters freestyle with its club of Melun) and beats the May 12th 2006 the mythical world records of the 400 meters freestyle in large basin (50 m), which was held since the Olympic Games of Seoul in 1988 by American the Janet Evans, lowering it by 4 ' 03" 85 to 4 ' 03" 03.

The August 6th 2006, it again beats it at the time of the finale of the Championnats of Europe of swimming 2006 with Budapest, lowering it to 4 ' 02" 13. At the time of these Championships of Europe, it obtains in all seven medals (4 out of gold: 400 and 800 meters freestyle, 100 meters back and 200 meters 4 strokes; 3 out of bronze: 200 meters freestyle, relay 4 X 200 meters freestyle and 4 X 100 meters 4 strokes), thus equalizing the record of the number of titles in the same Championship of Europe held by the East Germany Ute Geweniger (1981) and the Hungarian Krisztina Egerszegi (1993).

She was crowned champion of the French champions by the daily newspaper the Team in 2004, is decorated with the Légion of honor and sees herself decreeing the price of Maurice-Schumann patriotism and the Olympic Grand Prix of the Académie of the sports.

An Olympic basin Laure-Manaudou was inaugurated close to its center of drive of Melun. In addition Laure, in close cooperation with its equipment supplier, launched the October 10th 2005 Catch me yew you edge , a struck collection of sport clothing of the butterfly, - symbol of the “four stages” of its life since its departure of Ambérieu-in-Bugey for Melun -, which it was made tattoo with the shoulder.

The August 12th 2006, Philippe Lucas announces his departure of the club with Laure Manaudou to join that of Canet-in-Roussillon: Canet 66 swimming. It takes again the drive the September 6th 2006.

At the time of the Championships of the world of swimming 2007 of Melbourne (Australia), it confirms its statute of favorite by gaining two gold medals out of the 400 meters freestyle and the 200 meters freestyle (of which it beats the record the world), two money medals over the 800 meters freestyle and the 100 meters back and a bronze medal with the female relay 4 X 200 m (with Alena Popchanka, Sophie Huber and Aurore Mongel) and empoche 122.640 euros of reward. It is named better swimmer of these championships of the world with the American Michael Phelps.

The March 22nd 2007, François Pinault, founder of the group PPR, decided to engage personally at Laure Manaudou via Artémis, the patrimonial Holding chaired by his/her son François-Henri, and to finance the career of the swimmer during the five years to come. “It is a historical and single partnership in the French sport: it is an operation of patronage, not sponsoring. Laure will not have any obligation”, declared Didier Poulmaire, lawyer and agent of the swimmer. This one could thus, “if it in emulously and time”, to appear in caritative evenings or at the time of the processions of the marks of luxury of the group, like Gucci or Stella McCartney. The contract, signed would relate to several million euros. The figure of an annual million euros was advanced. It could be prolonged if the Olympic champion and of the world of the 400 m freestyle takes part in the Olympic Games of London in 2012.

May 2007: rupture with Philippe Lucas and the Italian adventure

The May 6th 2007, Laure Manaudou, decides to separate from its trainer to leave to involve themselves in Italy and to thus approach his/her boyfriend Luca Marin. She declared that “between Italy and France, I choose Luca, the love of my life”.

The May 9th, at the time of a press conference with Canet-in-Roussillon, it explains its choice to join the club Turin ois of LaPresse Nuoto and that it will try to give a new dash to its career, “to change drive”, “to modify things”: “There are things which I wanted to work and which Philippe did not want to make. Things which, I think, are able to make me swim more quickly. ” It in addition specified that it remained “French in any event” - it preserves its license at Canet-in-Roussillon to continue to defend the colors of France in international competitions - and that it aimed at a new title to the Olympic Games of Beijing.

Reacting at the beginning of its old protected, Philippe Lucas declared at the time of a press conference in Canet-in-Roussillon, the May 10th, that Laure Manaudou “leaves because it wants less to work. She flees work. ” These remarks occur after the interview of the swimmer to the Italian daily newspaper Stampa where she affirms that she “physically any more did not support the drives” directed by Philippe Lucas (“ Non reggevo più fisicamente gli allenamenti di Lucas . ”).

After multiple tergiversations, the Italian Federation of swimming having the May 14th called “to prefer” that Laure Manaudou is not involved in the peninsula then having finally declared the following day being laid out to accommodate it, Laure Manaudou should be involved three days per about fifteen with Vérone, that is to say at the same place as his/her boyfriend, the Italian swimmer Luca Marin, while this last would be involved in Turin in alternation, also during three days one week out of two, information contradicted at once by the Federnuoto .

The May 17th, at the time of a press conference in Turin, Laure Manaudou specified the reasons of its choice.

The May 22nd, new dramatic turn of events: the French swimmer could not involve herself in Vérone with her boyfriend Luca Marin in the Italian federal center. According to Marco Lasting, president of the club, Vérone, it would be “once on thousand”. However, the day before, Laure Manaudou had been involved in Vérone before taking again the road for Turin. In addition, the two Italian swimmers, Federica Pellegrini and Alessia Filippi, which is involved in Vérone, would not see very an good eye the presence of the Frenchwoman near them. Federica Pellegrini, large rival of Manaudou on 200 m, thus affirmed: “One involved each one on our side. Me that does not disturb me that Laure is involved in Vérone from time to time. But not more. I said it to Alberto Castagnetti. To the OJ of Beijing, that could not be differently. But I do not have absolutely anything against Laure. ”

The May 29th, Laure Manaudou, pier with water by Nicola Febbraro and Leonardo Tumiotto, two of his/her companions of drive, is victim of a fracture “to the fourth métatarse of the left foot” according to an official statement of its LaPresse club. It will not take part in the competitions of Modena (2 - June 3rd), Canet-in-Roussillon (9 - June 10th) and Monte Carlo (16 - June 17th).

Towards the Olympic Games of Beijing

Championships of France 2007: an awaited return

After its wound which had retained it out of the basins during three weeks, Laure Manaudou takes part in the Championnats of France of swimming 2007 which dispute 24 with the June 28th with Saint-Raphaël (Var). Initially, it was there to be aligned on eight tests: the 50 and 100 m back, the 200,400,800 and 1500 m freestyle, the 200 m 4 strokes and the 200 m butterfly but choose to make the dead end on the 1500 m freestyle and 200 m four strokes in order to be with its maximum for the races and to facilitate recovery.

The June 24th, it is essential, not without difficulties, on the 800 m freestyle, into 8 ' 31" 26, in front of Coralie Balmy (8 ' 32" 01) and Sophie Huber (8 ' 32" 20). After this 43e national title, Laure Manaudou finishes 3rd of the 200 m butterfly (2 ' 12" 73), behind Dawn Mongel (2 ' 10" 63) and Magali Rousseau (2 ' 10" 87).

The June 25th, Laure Manaudou is essential finally of the 50 m back, a discipline which forever be its priority at the time of international competitions. It precedes Alexandra Putra (29" 35) and Esther Baron (29" 43). But it failed, in 28" 93, with nine hundredths of its own record established in March with Melbourne.

The June 26th, at the time of the third day, it makes conceal its detractors who criticized his performances, considered to be modest, after its separation with its trainer Philippe Lucas and its departure to involve in Italy, while gaining, after its two gold medals (out of the 800 meters and the 50 meters back), the 400 meters freestyle - its distance from predilection - with more than six seconds in advance over Coralie Balmy. The Olympic champion signed an excellent time of 4 ' 03" 38, with only 1" 25 of its clean world records, thus carrying out its fourth better performance at the distance.

The June 27th, Laure Manaudou gains one 4th title. The swimmer of Canet asserted herself finally of the 200 m freestyle into 1 ' 57" 48. She precedes Alena Popchanka and Coralie Balmy.

The June 28th, it gains two new titles: first of all the finale of the 100 meters back where it is essential into 1 ' 01" the 22 its tenth personal time, performance rather distant from its record of Europe (59" 87) established at the time of the finale of the 100 m backs of World the 2007 behind American the Natalie Coughlin (59" 44) -, preceding Esther Baron (1 ' 01" 71); then the finale of the relay 4 X 100 m 4 strokes with its club of Canet (4 ' 08" 95 and record of France of the clubs).

These Championships of France thus saw Laure Manaudou being essential on 200,400,800 m freestyle, 50 and 100 m back for a total of 47 trophies of champion of France, including 28 in large basin.

The “Manaudou serial”: end of the Italian adventure and return to Ambérieu

The August 6th, after a participation awaited in the Open of Paris of swimming, Laure Manaudou is laid off because of tensions with its trainer Paolo Penso. The club inhabitant of Turin reproaches him “his attitude, its refusal to make the relay or the heating” at the time of this competition.

In the afternoon following the revelation of this dismissal, the legal adviser of the champion, Didier Poulmaire, specified that Manaudou and its entourage had engaged “since one moment already and had accelerated last weekend of the contacts, that it finds drive and living conditions to the height of her talent and its ambition” and that it remained laid off with the club of Canet-in-Roussillon (Canet 66 swimming).

The August 7th, Jean-Luc Manaudou, the father of Laure Manaudou, announces in a maintenance granted to the sporting daily newspaper the Team , that Nicolas Manaudou, older brother of Laure and trainer of Florent - the younger brother, champion of France juniors by the 50 m freestyle in 2007 - will deal with the training of the French swimmer with Ambérieu-in-Bugey (Ain) after two weeks of holidays to the Maldives.

The August 28th, after several rumors during August on its future place of drive, Laure Manaudou announces, at the time of a press conference, which it has need of time before making a final decision concerning its immediate future. The French Olympic champion will involve herself during September under the supervision of her Nicolas brother, in Ambérieu. For the continuation, it “gives fifteen days, three weeks to know exactly”. After having excluded to go back to Turin, it confirmed that it would not return to be involved in Canet, the sides of its former trainer, Philippe Lucas, and drew aside the possibility of joining the Lagardere team.

The September 22nd, it announces that it remains to be involved with Ambérieu-in-Bugey, under the orders of his/her Nicolas brother, to prepare the Olympic Games of 2008.

Prize list

International championships

NB: 19 medals including 11 titles

Championships of Europe

Juniors
  • Championships of Europe of swimming juniors 2001 in Malta
    • medal of money on 50 m back (29" 71)
    • medal of money on 100 m back (1 ' 3" 66)
  • Championships of Europe of swimming juniors 2002 with Linz (Austria)
    • medal of money on 50 m back (29" 45)
    • gold medal on 100 m back (1 ' 1" 88)
    • medal of money on 200 m 4 strokes (2 ' 17" 03)
NB: 5 medals including 1 title
Small basin
NB: 7 medals including 6 titles

Mediterranean plays

  • Mediterranean Plays 2005 with Almeria (Spain)
    • gold medal on 400 m freestyle (4 ' 08" 90)
    • gold medal on 50 m back (29" 17)
NB: 2 titles

Championships of France

Juniors
NB: 8 medals including 7 titles

Large basin
NB: 48 medals including 31 titles

Small basin
NB: 20 medals including 19 titles

Records

200 m freestyle

  • basin of 25 m
    • 200 m freestyle Record of Europe in 1 ' 53" 48 the 11/17/2007 with Berlin (Germany)
    • 200 m freestyle Record of France in 1 ' 53" 48 the 11/17/2007 with Berlin (Germany)

  • basin of 50 m

    • 200m freestyle World records in 1 ' 55" 52 the 3/28/2007 with Melbourne (Australia)
    • 200m freestyle Record of Europe in 1 ' 55" 52 the 3/28/2007 with Melbourne (Australia)
    • 200m freestyle Record of France in 1 ' 55" 52 the 3/28/2007 with Melbourne (Australia)

400 m freestyle

  • basin of 25 m
    • 400m freestyle World records in 3 ' 56" 09 the 12/9/2006 with Helsinki (Finland)
    • 400m freestyle Record of Europe in 3 ' 56" 09 the 12/9/2006 with Helsinki (Finland)
    • 400m freestyle Record of France in 3 ' 56" 09 the 12/9/2006 with Helsinki (Finland)
  • basin of 50 m
    • 400m freestyle World records in 4 ' 02" the 13 8/6/2006 with Budapest (Hungary)
    • 400m freestyle Record of Europe in 4 ' 02" the 13 8/6/2006 with Budapest (Hungary)
    • 400m freestyle Record of France in 4 ' 02" the 13 8/6/2006 with Budapest (Hungary)
    • 400m freestyle Record of 17 year old France in 4 ' 10" 68 the 4/13/2003 with Saint-Etienne (France)

800 m freestyle

  • basin of 25 m
    • 800m freestyle Record of Europe in 8 ' 11" 25 the 12/9/2005 with Trieste (Italy)
    • 800m freestyle Record of France in 8 ' 11" 25 the 12/9/2005 with Trieste (Italy)
  • basin of 50 m
    • 800m freestyle Record of Europe in 8 ' 18" 80 the 3/31/2007 with Melbourne (Australia)
    • 800m freestyle Record of France in 8 ' 18" 80 the 3/31/2007 with Melbourne (Australia)
    • 800m freestyle Record of 17 year old France in 8 ' 33" 92 the 4/18/2003 with Saint-Etienne (France)

1500 m freestyle

  • basin of 25 m
    • 1500m freestyle Record of Europe in 15 ' 42" 39 the 11/20/2004 with the Roche-sur-Yon (France)
    • 1500m freestyle Record of France in 15 ' 42" 39 the 11/20/2004 with the Roche-sur-Yon (France)
  • basin of 50 m
    • 1500m freestyle Record of France in 16 ' 03" 01 the 5/14/2006 with Turns (France)
    • 1500m freestyle Record of 17 year old France in 16 ' 34" the 14 4/14/2003 with Saint-Etienne (France)

50 m back

  • basin of 25 m
    • 50m back Record of France in 27" 17 the 12/9/2006 with Helsinki (Finland) (Relay 4 X 50 m 4 strokes)
  • basin of 50 m
    • 50m back Record of France in 28" 50 the 8/4/2007 with Paris (France)
    • 50m back Record of France 17 year old in 28" 86 the 7/23/2003 with Barcelona (Spain)
    • 50m back Record of France 16 year old in 29" 44 the 7/13/2002 with Linz (Austria)
    • 50m back Record of France 15 year old in 29" 71 the 7/7/2001 with Malta

100 m back

  • basin of 25 m
    • 100m back Record of France in 57" 87 the 12/8/2006 with Helsinki (Finland)
  • basin of 50 m
    • 100m back Record of Europe in 59" 87 the 3/27/2007 with Melbourne (Australia)
    • 100m back Record of France in 59" 87 the 3/27/2007 with Melbourne (Australia)
    • 100m back Record of France 17 year old in 1 ' 01" 68 the 4/14/2003 with Saint-Etienne (France)
    • 100m back Record of France 16 year old in 1 ' 01" 88 the 7/12/2002 with Linz (Austria)
    • 100m back Record of France 15 year old in 1 ' 02" 75 the 7/5/2001 with Malta

200 m 4 strokes

  • basin of 25 m
    • 200m 4 strokes Record of France in 2 ' 09" 20 the 12/3/2006 with Istres (France)
  • basin of 50 m
    • 200m 4 strokes Record of France in 2 ' 12" 41 the 5/12/2006 with Turns (France)

400 m 4 strokes

  • basin of 25 m
    • 400m 4 strokes Record of France in 4 ' 33 ' 73 the 12/2/2006 with Istres (France)
  • basin of 50 m
    • 400m 4 strokes Record of France in 4 ' 40" 06 the 5/11/2006 with Turns (France)

Relay 4 X 200 m freestyle

Relay 4 X 50 m 4 strokes

  • national team out of basin of 25 m

Relay 4 X 100 m 4 strokes

  • national team
  • team of club
    • relay 4 X 100 m 4 strokes Record of France in 4 ' 08" 95 the 6/28/2007 with Saint-Raphaël under the colors of Canet 66 Swimming with Coralie Dobral, Magali Rousseau and Esther Baron

Distinctions

After one year 2007 marked by five world medals whose two gold medals, world records and two records of Europe, Laure Manaudou is indicated Nageuse of the year 2007 by American monthly magazine Swimming World Magazine . It becomes on this occasion the first French swimmer distinguished on a world level. The Frenchwoman in addition becomes European swimmer of the year for the second consecutive year.

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