Florent Manaudou

Olympic Experience: Does It Really Matter?

DeSantis and the Viking take a look at the stats to determine how much past Olympic experience should weigh in toward national selection criteria.

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Release of French “Swim Idols” Pin-up Calendar Draws Big Crowd

When swimmers are treated like rock stars: autograph session for the release of the “Idols of the Pool” calendar in France.

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China Leads Medal Count after Day One of World Military Games

Chinese star Ning Zetao won gold in the men’s 50 freestyle on the first day of the World Military Games…

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Injured Manaudou Withdraws from Singapore and World Military Games

French sprinter Florent Manaudou has sustained an injury to his wrist and will pull out of both the FINA World Cup in Singapore and the World Military Games in Mungyeong, Korea .

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Teaser for French “Swim Idols” Pin-Up Calendar Released

The “making of” teaser video for the 2016 calendar featuring France’s “swimming idols” was released today. Have a peek here.

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Manaudou’s Ultimate Dream Is To Win Both 50 & 100 Sprint Golds

The man that is Florent Manadou will be competing at the upcoming World Military Games, with his eye on winning both the 50m and 100m freestyles in Rio.

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2015 FINA World Cup Round-up: Glimpse Into Upcoming Competitive Field

Nathan Adrian has been announced as just one of the superstars highlighting the 2015 FINA World Cup Series.

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Manaudou On Singapore World Cup Roster

Mr. Manaudou is headed to the OCBC Aquatic Center on October 3rd and 4th for the Singapore stop of the FINA World Cup series.

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SwimSwam’s World Championships Honors and Superlatives

Katie Ledecky is our female swimmer of the meet, with 5 gold medals and 3 world records to show for her efforts in Kazan

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Ryan Lochte No Longer Listed On Chartres World Cup Entry Lists

Ryan Lochte, who entered the meet in several events, was scheduled to be at the media conference but was not there.

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Breaking Down The Objective Process For Sun Yang’s Swimmer Of The Meet

Despite a controversial last day for the Chinese swimmer, Sun Yang was given the swimmer of the meet award at the 2015 World Championships.

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Watch Manaudou win 50 Freestyle – 2015 World Championships Race Video

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE VIDEO: Florent Manaudou wins with a 21.19 and scaring the championship record of 21.08 from 2009.

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Dressel Wins National Championship, Lowers Own 50 Free NAG

Caeleb Dressel set a new National Age Group record tonight in the 50 free en route to winning his first senior national championship.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the seventh day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 World Championships Day 7 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Katie Ledecky became the first woman in history to break the 8:10 barrier when she won the women’s 800m freestyle with new World Record of 8:07.39.

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