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Attractive Olympian: Scandal-Plagued Swimmer Laure Manaudou

Posted May 8th 2008 4:02PM by Matt Ufford
Filed under: Olympics, Women's Sports, Europe, Attractive Olympians


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Laure Manaudou is a world record-holder and Olympic champion, but it's the fallout from her love life that has garnered the biggest headlines.

France's first gold medalist in swimming in over 50 years found herself in the middle of a media firestorm when sexually explicit photos of her surfaced online after a public break-up with Italian swimmer Luca Marin at the 2007 Euro Championships. Before that fallout, Manaudou had raised the ire of French officials when she left her swimming club to join Marin in Italy.

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France's Laure Manaudou and her boyfriend Benjamin Stasiulis attend the start of competition for the French Swimming Championships in Dunkerque, northern France April 27, 2008 REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE)

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France's Laure Manaudou and her boyfriend Benjamin Stasiulis attend the start of competition for the French Swimming Championships in Dunkerque, northern France April 27, 2008 REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE)

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French swimmer Laure Manaudou, accompagned with his boy-friend and french swimmer Benjamin Stasiulis, gestures during the French Swimming Championships in Dunkirk, northern France, Sunday, April 227, 2008. (AP Photo/Bob Edme))

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French swimmer Laure Manaudou, bottom, accompanied by boyfriend and French swimmer Benjamin Stasiulis, is seen during the French Swimming Championships in Dunkirk, northern France, Sunday, April 227, 2008. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

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French swimmer Laure Manaudou, bottom, accompanied by boyfriend and French swimmer Benjamin Stasiulis, is seen during the French Swimming Championships in Dunkirk, northern France, Sunday, April 227, 2008. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

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French swimmer Laure Manaudou, bottom, accompanied by boyfriend and French swimmer Benjamin Stasiulis, gestures during the French Swimming Championships in Dunkirk, northern France, Sunday, April 227, 2008. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

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France's Laure Manaudou speaks to journalists after winning the women's 200 metres backstroke event during the French Swimming Championships in Dunkerque, northern France April 26, 2008. REUTER/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE)

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France's Laure Manaudou stands on the podium after winning the women's 200 metres backstroke event during the French Swimming Championships in Dunkerque, northern France April 26, 2008. REUTER/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE)

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France's Laure Manaudou stands on the podium after she winning the women's 200 metres backstroke event during the French Swimming Championships in Dunkerque, northern France April 26, 2008. REUTER/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE)

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France's Laure Manaudou listens to her coach Lionel Horter during a training session for the French Swimming Championships in Dunkerque, northern France April 26, 2008. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE)

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Manaudou, now back in her home country with a new French boyfriend (swimmer Benjamin Stasiulis), looks to put this mess behind her with a strong performance in Beijing; three more medals will make her the most decorated French Olympian in history.

But amidst all this love and scandal and swimming, is Manaudou worth this kind of fuss? We at FanHouse steer clear of explicit content, but there's plenty more Manaudou after the jump to help you decide.









Breaking Down the Basics





Age 21

Hair Dirty blonde


Eyes Brown

Arms Jacked
Abs Like a mogul course
Tattoos? Yes, including a lizard where most women don't have lizards

Tan lines? She apparently owns a small bikini

Ex-boyfriend Marin Either a public servant or a colossal jerk, depending on your viewpoint









Presentation of Medals






*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future of GoDaddy.com-level endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.





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