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French swimmer Laure Manaudou won three gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics.TIME: Laure Manaudou - 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch In December of 2007, nude photos of Manaudou surfaced online.Mail Online: Ex-boyfriend denies posting explicit pictures of swimming star on the internet (December 20, 2007) Manaudou accused her ex-boyfriend, Italian swimmer Luca Marin, of leaking the photos after they broke up.Mail Online: Ex-boyfriend denies posting explicit pictures of swimming star on the internet (December 20, 2007)
Manaudou retired from professional swimming in September of 2009 and said that she did so because she had lost her passion for swimming.http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/18/laure-manaudou-swimming-retirement
- Born: October 6, 1986Swim Rankings: Laure Manaudou
- Birthplace: Villeurbanne, FranceNBC Olympics: Laure Manaudou
- Height: 5'11"NBC Olympics: Laure Manaudou
- Weight: 138 lbsNBC Olympics: Laure Manaudou
- World record holder for the 200m and 400m freestyleTIME: Laure Manaudou - 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch
- Won three medals in the 2004 Olympic GamesNBC Olympics: Laure Manaudou Results
- Won five medals at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsNBC Olympics: Laure Manaudou Results
- Won seven medals at the 2006 European ChampionshipsNBC Olympics: Laure Manaudou Results
Revenge?
Manaudou accused her ex-boyfriend, Italian swimmer Luca Marin, of leaking the photos to the press. He and Manaudou had a heated breakup, in which she threw the ring he gave her into the pool just days before the photos went public. Marin has denied any involvement. The photos were initially printed in Italian newspapers.Mail Online: Ex-boyfriend denies posting explicit pictures of swimming star on the internet (December 20, 2007)Categories


