Tag: Laure Manaudou
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French Trials: European Champ Rouault misses out on the 1500 free
On the final day of French Olympic Trials, Anthony Pannier and Damien Joly qualified in the 1500 meter freestyle, 15:01.43 to 15:02.43, with European champion Sebastien Rouault winding up 3rd and out of the Olympics, having previously failed to qualify also in the 400 free. Alain Bernard was names as a replacement in the relays,…
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French Trials: Manadou makes it a hat-trick, Bousquet misses out
At the French Trials today, Laure Manaudou managed to qualify also in the 200 backstroke, with a time of 2:08.06 ahead of also qualifying Alexianne Castel in 2:08.57. Coralie Balmy earned a spot in the women’s 800 meter freestyle, with a time of 9:28.96 to move to ninth in the world this year. And in…
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French Trials: Muffat betters 200 free record, Manaudou blasts the 50 back
Having already set a world’s best and French record in the women’s 200 freestyle yesterday, Camille Muffat today improved upon it with a 1:54.87 today. Silver and second Olympic berth went to Coralie Balmy in 1:58.42, with Charlotte Bonnet (1:58.55), Ophelie-Cyrielle Etienne (1:59.15 first in line for the 4×200 relay spots. In the (non-Olympic) 50…
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Muffat and Agnel set French records, Manaudou qualifies for the Olympics
At the French Nationals today, Camille Muffat posted a 1:55.40 textile best and French record in the 200 meter freestyle semifinals, while Yannick Agnel scorched the men’s event with an also French record of 1:44.42. Amaury Leveaux also qualified in the 200 with a time of 1:46.77, while Gregory Mallet and Clement Lefert qualified for…
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Camille Muffat sets 400 free textile record at French Olympic Trials
At the French Olympic Trials today, Camille Muffat set a new French national in the women’s 400 meter freestyle, with a time of 4:01.13 besting Laure Manaudou’s 4:02.13 from the European Championships in 2006, and the world textile record of 4:01.97 set by Federica Pellegrini at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. She and Coralie Balmy…
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Manaudou is back, posts personal best time ever in the 50 free
Laure Manaudou returned to competitive swimming today with a 25.93 in the Athens, Georgia 2011 Speedo Championship Series 50 free prelims. This is a personal best time ever according to Speed Endurance’s Tom Willdridge. Links to psych sheets and live results here on Nick Brunelli’s blog.
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Manaudou confirms return to swimming
Former Olympic and world champjon swimmer Laure Manaudou has confirmed that she is returning to competition with a view to taking part in next summer’s Olympics in London. Source: AFP
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MSS: Frédérick Bousquet
The Morning Swim Show featuring Frédérick Bousquet, discussing his world’s best 50 freestyle at the French Nationals recently, and his threatening to withdraw from the world championships. There is also a quick glimpse of Laure Manaudou, hurrying across the room in the background :-)
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Manaudou Pulls Out Of 200 Freestyle Olympic Trials
Laure Manaudou is having a difficult time at the French Olympic Trials, first finishing only third in the 400 freestyle, and then pulling out of the 200. She holds the world record in both events. Read more about it for instance here on SwimNews and here on iht.com. Here is the 400 freestyle with Manoudou…