I didn’t make it on impulse. It has matured slowly." In October 2010, she returned to training in the United States with the Auburn University Tigers swim team. She made her return to competition on July 14, 2011, in Tigers colours at a small swimming meet in Athens, Georgia, in the United States, where she set a personal record in the 50-m freestyle event (25.84 s). 2012 Olympics Manaudou competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in three events – 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and the 4 × 100 m medley relay. She failed to advance from the first round heats in all the three events. However, she was poolside on August 3 as her younger brother Florent won a surprise victory in the men's 50 m freestyle final, and embraced him following his victory Personal life The weekly magazine Paris Match ran a cover story on Manaudou in its 5–11 April 2007 issue. Manaudou is now dating Fréro Delavega singer Jérémy Frérot, with whom she has a son Lou, born on July 18, 2017 Accomplishments Between June 2004 and April 2008, Manaudou remained unbeaten in the 400-metre freestyle, winning 23 finals in succession. WR : World record ER : European record NR : National record CR : Championship record Career best times 200-m freestyle: 1.55.51 400-m freestyle: 4:02.13 800-m freestyle: 8:18.80 100-m backstroke: 59.50 200-m backstroke: 2:06.64 See also World record progression 200 metres freestyle World record progression 400 metres freestyle World record progression 800 metres freestyle World record progression 1500 metres freestyle References External links "Laure Manaudou", n°27 on Time's list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch" 1986 births Living people People from Villeurbanne French female freestyle swimmers French female backstroke swimmers World record setters in swimming Olympic swimmers of France Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Recipients of the Legion of Honour French people of Dutch descent Olympic bronze medalists in swimming French female medley swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European champions for France Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis