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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Alain Bernard, Alain Gottvalles, Alain Mosconi, Albert Mayaud, Albert Vandeplancke, Aldo Eminente, Alena Popchanka, Alexandra Putra, Alexandre Jany, Alexianne Castel, Alfred Nakache, Alicia Bozon, Amaury Leveaux, Andre Six, Anna Santamans, Annick de Susini, Anthony Pannier, Audrey Guerit, Aurore Mongel, Benjamin Stasiulis, Bibienne Pellegry, Boris Steimetz, Bruno Gutzeit, Bruno Orsoni, Camille Lacourt, Camille Muffat, Casey Legler, Catherine Plewinski, Catherine Poirot, Cecile Jeanson, Cedric Penicaud, Celine Bonnet, Celine Couderc, Chantal Schertz, Charles de Vendeville, Charlotte Bonnet, Christian Talli, Christophe Bordeau, Christophe Kalfayan, Christophe Lebon, Christophe Marchand, Claude Mandonnaud, Clement Lefert, Colette Thomas, Coralie Balmy, Damien Joly, David Abrard, Desire Merchez, Diane Lacombe, Elsa N'Guessan, Ernestine Lebrun, Fabien Gilot, Fabien Horth, Fanny Babou, Florent Manaudou, Francis Luyce, Franck Esposito, Franck Iacono, Franck Schott, Frederick Bousquet, Frederic Delcourt, Frederic Lefevre, Georges Rigal, Georges Vallerey, Georges Vallerey, Jr., Gerard Gropaiz, Giacomo Perez d'Ortona, Gilberte Mortier, Gilbert Bozon, Gilles Rondy, Gregory Mallet, Guylaine Berger, Guy Montserret, Hanna Shcherba, Helene Ricardo, Henri Decoin, Henri Padou, Hugo Viart, Hugues Broussard, Hugues Duboscq, Jacqueline Delord, Jean-Christophe Sarnin, Jean-Pascal Curtillet, Jean-Paul Berjeau, Jean Boiteux, Jean Pommat, Jean Taris, Jeremy Stravius, Johann Le Bihan, Joseph Bernardo, Julia Reggiani, Julien Sauvage, Julien Sicot, Julie Blaise, Justine Bruno, Karine Bremond, Katarin Quelennec, Kiki Caron, Laetitia Choux, Lara Grangeon, Laurent Neuville, Laure Manaudou, Laurie Thomassin, Lionel Poirot, Ludovic Depickere, Malia Metella, Margaux Farrell, Marianne Le Verge, Marie-Laure Giraudon, Mariette Protin, Matthieu Madelaine, Maurice Lusien, Michele Ricaud, Michel Rousseau (swimmer), Michel Vandamme, Mylene Lazare, Nadege Cliton, Nicolas Gruson, Nicolas Kintz, Nicolas Rostoucher, Olivier Borios, Ophelie-Cyrielle Etienne, Ophelie Aspord, Peirrick Chavatte, Pierre Roger (swimmer), Rene Cavalero, Rene Cornu, Robert Christophe, Roger-Philippe Menu, Romain Barnier, Romain Sassot, Roxana Maracineanu, Sebastien Bodet, Sebastien Rouault, Simon Dufour, Solenne Figues, Sophie de Ronchi, Sophie Huber, Sophie Kamoun, Stephane Vossart, Stephan Caron, Stephan Perrot, Sylvie Le Noach, Sylvie Testuz, Therese Blondeau, Veronique Jardin, Victor Hochepied, Vladimir Latocha, William Meynard, Xavier Marchand, Yannick Agnel, Yann de Fabrique, Yohann Bernard, Yvonne Godard. Excerpt: Laure Manaudou (French pronunciation: born 9 October 1986 in Villeurbanne, Rhone) is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She has held the world record in freestyle events between 200 and 1500 meter. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother and the older sister of Florent Manaudou who is also an Olympic gold medalist swimmer. 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. She also won the bronze medal in the women's 100 meter backstroke, thus becoming only the second Frenchwoman to win three medals in a single Olympic Games, Summer or Winter. The first one was the track and field athlete Micheline Ostermeyer in London in 1948. Manaudou was by far the best swimmer on the French team, but she did not have the team support to...
