21 Facts About Florent Manaudou

Florent Manaudou competes for the Energy Standard Swim Club in the International Swimming League.

Florent Manaudou is the son of a French father and a Dutch mother.

Florent Manaudou first began swimming under the direction of his older brother, Nicolas, and later joined the swimming club of Marseilles, France.

In 2022, Florent Manaudou transitioned to competing for CN Antibes after formerly swimming only for the CN Marseille swim club.

In September 2021, Florent Manaudou announced his engagement to his then-girlfriend, Danish swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Pernille Blume.

Florent Manaudou thus became the first French gold-medalist of the men's 50-meter freestyle and the sixth French Olympic champion in an individual event.

Swimming in lane 7 in the final, Florent Manaudou had a time of 21.34 seconds, finishing ahead of second-place finisher Cullen Jones and third-place finisher Cesar Cielo, the defending champion and world record holder, to win the gold medal.

Florent Manaudou's time was slightly slower than the Olympic record of 21.30 set by Cielo in 2008, but was an unofficial fastest time swam in textile.

At the European Championships in Chartres, Florent Manaudou won five gold medals including an individual title in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 20.70.

At the World Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Florent Manaudou won one silver and bronze medal.

Swimming the second leg, Florent Manaudou recorded a time of 47.93 while the French team had an aggregated time of 3:11.18.

Florent Manaudou competed in the 50-meter butterfly and finished 8th with a time of 23.35.

Florent Manaudou won six medals at the 2014 World Short Course Championships and four gold medals at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships in Berlin.

At the World Short Course Championships, Florent Manaudou broke the first world records of his career in the 50-meter backstroke and freestyle.

Florent Manaudou won three gold medals at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, including the 50 m freestyle where he swam the fastest time ever in textile in 21.19.

Florent Manaudou failed in his bid to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games 100m freestyle when he only finished third at the French national championships held on 1 April in Montpellier.

Florent Manaudou had been hoping to pull off a 50m-100m freestyle double at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro but his time of 48.10sec was bettered by Jeremy Stravius and Clement Mignon.

Florent Manaudou won races in freestyle, butterfly, and freestyle skins.

At the 2023 Belgian Open Swimming Championships, held in April in Antwerp, Belgium, Florent Manaudou won the gold medal in the 50 metre freestyle on day two with a 2023 World Aquatics Championships qualifying time of 21.98 seconds.

Florent Manaudou was the Opening Ceremony flag bearer for France along with the discus thrower Melina Robert at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

In 2025, Florent Manaudou is participating in the 14th season of the French television program "Danse avec les Stars" a show modeled after the international "Dancing with the Stars" format.