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BEIJING - AUGUST 11: Laure Manaudou of France competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 11: Laure Manaudou of France competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 10: Laure Manaudou of France competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 4 held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 10: Laure Manaudou of France competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 4 held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 10: Laure Manaudou of France finishes the Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 4 in second place held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing, China. Laure Manaudou of France fin

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Laure Manaudou of France competes in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final during the XII FINA World Championships at the Rod Laver Arena on March 31, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 10: Laure Manaudou of France finishes the Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 4 in second place event held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Ge

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is greeted by French swimmer Laure Manaudou as he pays a visit to the French Olympic athletes at the Olympic village on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Sarkozy is due to go to the Great Hall of t

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) is greeted by French swimmer Laure Manaudou (R) and tennis player Michael Llodra (2nd R) as he pays a visit to the French Olympic athletes at the Olympic village on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China

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BEIJING - AUGUST 06: Laure Manaudou of France swims during a practice session ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at National Aquatics Center on August 6, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 06: Martina Moravcova of Slovakia prepares to swim during a practice session ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at National Aquatics Center on August 6, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 05: Laure Manaudou of France finishes her practice session at the National Aquatics Center ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 5, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 05: Laure Manaudou of France finishes her practice session at the National Aquatics Center ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 5, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 05: Laure Manaudou of France (R) looks at a video at the National Aquatics Center ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 5, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 05: Laure Manaudou of France (C) looks at a video at the National Aquatics Center ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 5, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

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EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - MARCH 19: Laure Manaudou of France poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's 200m Backstroke during day seven of the 29th LEN European Championships for Swimming, Diving and Synchronised Swimming, at The Tongelreep Natio

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EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - MARCH 19: Laure Manaudou of France poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's 200m Backstroke during day seven of the 29th LEN European Championships for Swimming, Diving and Synchronised Swimming, at The Tongelreep Natio

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BEIJING - AUGUST 10: Laure Manaudou of France competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 4 held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)