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	Manaudou sets new 400 meters world mark - Boston.com
		France's Laure Manaudou proved her rapid rise to stardom at the 2004 Athens Olympics was the first step on the road to greatness when she set a new 400 meters freestyle world record at her national championships on Friday.
		PARIS (Reuters) - France's Laure Manaudou proved her rapid rise to stardom at the 2004 Athens Olympics was the first step on the road to greatness when she set a new 400 meters freestyle world record at her national championships on Friday.
		The Californian, who congratulated Manaudou for setting the new mark, can now expect her other records to be threatened by the Frenchwoman, who also became the first swimmer from her country to set a world mark since Alain Mosconi in 1967.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/articles/2006/05/13/manaudou_sets_new_400_meters_world_mark?mode=PF (354 words)

	Laure Manaudou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laure Manaudou (born October 9, 1986 in Villeurbanne) is a French swimmer.
		Manaudou was under world record pace for the first half of the race.
		In the second half of the race, Manaudou was challenged by Shibata, her rival from the Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laure_Manaudou (494 words)

	Laure Manaudou - Parisiana - The Lovers Guide to Paris
		The world record of Laure Manaudou in 400m freestyle at 4:02.13 puts her on the Olympus of swimming.
		And with her record-breaking 800m freestyle, Laure Manaudou fetched a total of 4 gold medals and 3 bronze in the European swimming championships of Budapest: two gold in 200m medley and 100m backstroke, and a bronze in the freestyle relay (4x200m) with her French team members.
		Thursday Laure seemed in superhuman shape when she swam the medley and ripped to the end ahead of everyone else, receiving the gold medal on the podium and half an hour later entering the pool for the 100m backstroke in 1:00.88, beating Antje Buschschulte (1:01.40) and Janine Pietsch (1:01.55).
	www.parisiana.com /spip.php?article96 (440 words)

	Steffen, Manaudou set records at European championships - CBS SportsLine.com
		Manaudou improved her world record in the 400 freestyle, setting a mark of 4 minutes, 2.13 seconds.
		Manaudou initially was favored to break the championship record of six golds, but she had only the 18th-best time in her first race, the 400 individual medley.
		Still, the Europeans were far from a failure for Manaudou, who won three Olympic medals at the 2004 Athens Games, including a gold in the 400 freestyle, the first ever for a French female swimmer and the first for her country in a swimming event since 1952.
	www.cbs.sportsline.com /worldsports/story/9588975 (535 words)

	Natation Laure Manaudou : le site officiel de la nageuse Laure Manaudou
		Laure est rentrée hier de vacances et reprend l'entraînement aujourd'hui.
		Laure a disputé jeudi soir sa dernière course des Championnats du monde.
		A chaud, Laure a livré ses impressions après son élimination lors des séries du 1500m nage libre des Championnats du monde, lundi matin à Montréal.
	www.lauremanaudou.fr (1540 words)

	Manaudou betters her 400m world record - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
		France's Laure Manaudou improved on her own world record in the women's 400m freestyle at the European Swimming Championships, setting a new mark in 4 minutes, 2.13 seconds.
		Manaudou held the previous record of 4:03.03, set on May 12 at the French national championships, when she broke Janet Evans' 18-year-old mark.
		Manaudou led the race from start to finish, completing the first length of the pool 0.21 seconds ahead of record pace.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Sport/Manaudou-betters-her-400m-world-record/2006/08/07/1154802782997.html (199 words)

	ESPN.com - Manaudou breaks record that stood for 18 years
		Manaudou beat the time of 4:03.85 set by Evans in winning the 400 free at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
		Manaudou, who had competed in earlier events Friday, said she was inspired by media criticism.
		Manaudou won the 400 at the 2004 Athens Olympics for France's first Olympic swimming gold in more than 50 years.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2442711&type=HeadlineNews&imagesPrint=off (297 words)

	Laure Manaudou, version imprimable.
		Laure Manaudou est née le 9 octobre 1986 à; Villeurbanne où elle grandit et apprend à nager à l'âge de six ans.
		En 2006, Laure Manaudou pulvérise le chrono sur 400 m (3'56"09) et devient la femme la plus rapide du monde sur cette distance (elle détient aussi le record du Monde sur 800 mètres).
		Laure Manaudou est promise à une longue carrière, sous le regard chaque fois éblouis d'un public conquis par son charme et son talent.
	www.stars-celebrites.com /biographie-imprimable/M/manaudou.htm (236 words)

	Laure Manaudou, French swimming star
		Manaudou won the silver medal in the Women's 800m freestyle at the same Olympics.
		Manaudou was under world record pace for the first half of the race.
		In the second half of the race, Manaudou was challenged by Shibata, her rival from the Olympics.
	www.bonjourlafrance.net /france-sport/french-swim/french-swimmers/laure_manaudou.htm (484 words)

	Olympic champion sets new world record
		Manaudou, one of the biggest swimming talents France has produced in years, swam alone at the meet which featured mainly junior races but that did not put the 18-year-old off as she beat the record held by Petra Schneider by almost a minute.
		In the process Manaudou also set a new France record for the discipline, which she had already done unofficially in a time of 16:06.59 last week although that time was not validated because she had raced against a field of male swimmers.
		Manaudou, who in Athens also picked up a silver (800m) and bronze medal (100m backstroke), said: "I'm a bit surprised by the time, mostly because I didn't really go out with the record in mind.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-11/21/content_393408.htm (311 words)

	tsr.ch - Sport - Or et record pour Laure Manaudou
		Laure Manaudou a remporté dimanche sur 400m libre sa 4e médaille d'or aux Européens de Budapest.
		Laure Manaudou a terminé en beauté les Européens de Budapest.
		Laure Manaudou a ainsi égalé les performances réussies par l'Allemande de l'Est Ute Geweniger (1981) et la Hongroise Krisztina Egerszegi (1993), qui avaient également conquis quatre breloques dorées en individuel dans des championnats continentaux.
	www.tsr.ch /tsr/index.html?siteSect=800001&sid=6951741 (588 words)

	Swimming: Manaudou breaks mark - Sports - International Herald Tribune
		Laure Manaudou of France, the Olympic champion, broke Janet Evans's 1988 record in the 400- meter freestyle Friday, finishing in 4 minutes, 3.03 seconds at the French national championships.
		Manaudou beat the time of 4:03.85 set by Evans in winning the 400-meter freestyle at the Seoul Olympics on Sept. 22, 1988.
		Manaudou won the 400 at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/05/12/sports/swim.php (167 words)

	ABC News: Manadou Betters Her World Record in 400
		Manaudou began at a great pace, making the turn after the first 50 meters 0.21 seconds ahead of the record.
		She kept adding to the pace and was 1.02 ahead at the end of the seventh of eight laps, when she slowed slightly.
		Manaudou's other gold medals were in the 100 backstroke, 200 individual medley and 800 freestyle.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=2279890 (301 words)

	Manaudou and Alshammer shine - Swimming - Eurosport
		Laure Manaudou and Thearese Alshammer won two gold medals each during the second day of the European short course championships in Helsinki.
		Laure Manaudou destroyed the field in the women's 800m freestyle, and just missed out in her bid to break her own world record.
		Manaudou was over four seconds ahead of world record pace at 550m, but she tired in the final quarter of the race, and eventually fell outside her world record split with 25m metres to go to finish with a time 8:12.24 less than a second outside her world record (8:11.25)
	www.eurosport.com /swimming/short-course-ech/2006/sport_sto1027997.shtml (851 words)

	Laure Manaudou - Natation et plongeon - Sport.fr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Laure Manaudou a pour sa part été élue sportive française de l'année par le JDD et L'Equipe.
		Laure Manaudou a battu samedi à La Roche-sur-Yon le record du monde en petit bassin du 1500 m en 15'42"39.
		Laure Manaudou remporte le 400 m nage libre en 4'7"90.
	www.sport.fr /autres/motscle/5517.shtm (447 words)

	Manaudou breaks shortcourse record - CNN.com
		Manaudou clocked 3:56.09 during the third day of the championships to beat her own previous record of 3:56.79 set on December 10 2005 in Trieste, Italy, to take gold.
		Manaudou beat Italy's Federica Pellegrini, who clocked 3:59.96, and Britain's Joanne Jackson (4:01.48) into the minor placings to reach her goal of retaining the three titles of 400m and 800m freestyle and 100m backstroke.
		Manaudou came home nearly four seconds clear to set a new 400m world record.
	edition.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/12/09/swimming.record (214 words)

	Evans congratulates Manaudou on world-record swim
		Janet Evans, seen here in 1998 and who owns the oldest world record in women's swimming, applauded France's Laure Manaudou for shattering her 400m freestyle world record, what was the second-oldest mark.
		Janet Evans, who owns the oldest world record in women's swimming, applauded France's Laure Manaudou for shattering her 400m freestyle world record, what was the second-oldest mark.
		Manaudou won at the French Championships on Friday in 4 mins, 3.03 secs to break the mark of 4:03.88 set by the American on September 22, 1988 at the Seoul Olympics.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=123291 (301 words)

	CNN.com - Manaudou smashes own world record - Aug 6, 2006
		BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Laure Manaudou of France set the seal on the European swimming championships in Budapest with a stunning world record in the women's 400 meters freestyle.
		Manaudou claimed her fourth gold of the week with a four minutes 2.13 second clocking, slicing nearly a second off her own record.
		Manaudou set the previous best of four minutes 3.03 seconds in Tours in May, breaking an 18-year-old mark held by the legendary American swimmer Janet Evans.
	edition.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/08/06/swimming.record (459 words)

	Swimnews.net \| Live in your world, swim in ours - Laure Manaudou sets 400m world record
		FRANCE'S Laure Manaudou broke the world record in winning the women's 400 metres freestyle at the European short course swimming championships today (AEDT).
		Manaudou clocked 3min 56.09sec during the third day of the championships, beating her own previous record of 3min 56.79sec, set on December 10, 2005 in Trieste, Italy, to claim the gold medal.
		Britain's Jackson said: "It was a great race but Manaudou is in a different league and nobody can follow her."
	www.swimnews.net /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1280&Itemid=2 (182 words)

	Archives
		Laure Manaudou a encore déclenché les superlatifs tout au long de sa semaine en or aux Championnats d'Europe de natation à Budapest, avec en apothéose un nouveau record du monde sur 400m nage libre, en 4:02.13.
		A peine auréolée de son nouveau record dimanche, Laure Manaudou remerciait d'ailleurs cet entourage tout entier tourné vers la performance de son joyau.
		A Budapest, les Tricolores ont récolté 15 médailles (cinq en or, deux en argent et huit en bronze), confirmant la présence de la France parmi les grandes nations de la natation et égalant leur record en compétition internationale établi il y a deux ans, lors des Championnats d'Europe de Madrid.
	permanent.nouvelobs.com /sport/20060806.FAP4034.html (802 words)

	Laure Manaudou information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Laure Manaudou (born October 9, 1986 in Villeurbanne) is a French swimmer.
		Laure Manaudou broke Janet Evans' 18-year-old world record (set at the Seoul Olympics on Sep 22, 1988 in a time of 4 min, 3.85 seconds - the second oldest record in women's swimming) in the 400-meter freestyle on May 12, 2006, finishing in 4 minutes, 3.03 seconds at the French national championships held in Tours.
		Pundits are already predicting that Manaudou will eventually eclipse the world record mark in the 400m, set by Janet Evans at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Laure_Manaudou (446 words)

	World record for Laure Manaudou on last day of Euro Championships - Other Sport
		Budapest - French swim sensation Laure Manaudou finished the European Championships on Sunday with the best possible result: a gold medal coupled with a world record.
		Manaudou, who already had three gold medals from the competition, added a fourth in world record time as she won the women's 400 metre freestyle in a time of four minutes 2.13 seconds.
		A short while later Manaudou helped France to bronze in the 4x100 metre medley relay, which Britain won in a time of four minute 2.24 seconds.
	sport.monstersandcritics.com /othersport/article_1187619.php/World_record_for_Laure_Manaudou_on_last_day_of_Euro_Championships (476 words)

	Lane 9 News Archive: 2006 European Swimmers of the Year: Laure Manaudou and Laszlo Cseh
		The Olympic champion in the event in Athens, Manaudou achieved the incredible by lowering Evans' standard twice—eventually to a hard-to-fathom clocking of 4:02.13.
		Manaudou also finished second in the Female World Swimmer of the Year balloting.
		In May, Manaudou took the eraser to Evans' 400 free mark of 4:03.85 by registering a time of 4:03.03 at the French Championships.
	www.swimmingworldmagazine.com /lane9/news/12793.asp (769 words)

	Laure Manaudou Tops World Mark in Busy Night at European Championships - Timed Finals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was destined to happen and on the third day of the European Short Course Championships not only did France’s Laure Manaudou set a world record in the 400 freestyle, but Russia’s Yury Prilukov toppled the European record in the 1,500 freestyle.
		In the women’s 400m free France’s Laure Manaudou was timed in 3:56.09, under her 2005 world record of 3:56.79, set in Italy.
		Manaudou won the race by more than three seconds over Italy’s Federica Pellegrini, who was timed in 3:59.96.
	www.timedfinals.com /09122006/laure-manaudou-tops-world-mark-in-busy-night-at-european-championships (806 words)

	Laure Manaudou bate el récord del mundo de 400 metros libre. Ultima Hora
		Laure Manaudou bate el récord del mundo de 400 metros libre.
		Manaudou enseguida puso agua de por medio y se destacó para lograr en todos los parciales tiempos que la situaban por debajo del récord mundial y le aseguraban el oro.
		Manaudou, inmediatamente después de la final de los 400 libre, volvió a la piscina del complejo Ajos Alfred de la Isla Margarita, en el río Danubio a su paso por la capital de Hungría, para dar en primera posición el relevo de Francia en el 4x100 estilos que cerró las pruebas femeninas.
	www.periodistadigital.com /ultima_hora/object.php?o=426719 (564 words)

	Manaudou sets world record - Swimming - Eurosport
		French star Laure Manaudou set a new world record in the 400m freestyle as she won her third gold at the European Short Course Championships for the second year in succession.
		French star Laure Manaudou set a new world record in the 400m...
		Laure Manaudou and Thearese Alshammer won two gold medals each during...
	eurosport.co.uk /swimming/short-course-ech/2006/sport_sto1028881.shtml (589 words)

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