Laure Manaudou

French swimmer Laure Manaudou, attempting a comeback after a brief retirement following a disappointing performance in the Beijing Games and the birth of her daughter in April 2010, finished 10th in the women's 200 free. Manaudou won the 400 ...  

At Auburn, McGill and Bousquet are joined by other world-class swimmers such as France's Laure Manaudou and Brazil's Cesar Cielo. McGill, Bousquet and Cielo all swam collegiately at Auburn. Manaudou came out of retirement at Auburn after moving ...  

AUBURN, Ala. — To find the athlete known as the French Mermaid, follow the trail of painted orange tiger paw prints. In this Southern college town, far from her French roots, Laure Manaudou, a triple medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, has ...  

In the backstroke, Franklin easily defeated an international field that included Great Britain's Georgia Davies and France's Laure Manaudou. Franklin's 2:08.18 was almost three seconds faster than runner-up Davies, while Manaudou took fifth.