Pregnant Laure Manaudou retires for 2nd time

Celebrity January 30, 2013

Pregnant Laure Manaudou retires for 2nd time

PARIS (AP) — Former Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou says she is quitting for good after announcing her retirement for the second time on Wednesday.

Manaudou, who won France's first swimming gold in 52 years at the 2004 Athens Olympics, retired in September 2009 following her poor showing at the 2008 Beijing Games. The 26-year-old says "I'm stopping. I swear I'm stopping this time for good and that I won't come back."

Manaudou won gold in the 400-meter freestyle in Athens but finished last in the final of the same event four years later, seventh in the 100 freestyle and was eliminated in the heats of the 200 backstroke.

The three-time world champion returned and qualified for the London Games but didn't advance from heats in any of her events. Manaudou also revealed she is pregnant again.

Subjects
People
- Laure Manaudou
Locations
- France,
- Western Europe,
- Europe
Organisations
- France Olympic Team

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