Laure Manaudou is a French swimmer who is competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, Manadou won three gold Olympic medals. She was the first swimmer to win gold for France since 1952. On August 11, 2008, Manaudou came in eighth place in the 400-meter Olympic swimming competition with a time of 4:11.26 seconds.