Laure Manaudou (French pronunciation: ​[lɔʁ manodu]; born 9 October 1986) is a retired^[1] 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 she is the older sister of Florent Manaudou who is also an Olympic gold medalist swimmer.