2017 Mare Nostrum - MonacoJun 2, 2017 by Maclin Simpson
Flashback Friday: Florent Manaudou Preps For Olympic Gold At Mare Nostrum
Flashback Friday: Florent Manaudou Preps For Olympic Gold At Mare Nostrum
Flashback Friday to the 2012 Mare Nostrum in Canet-en-Roussillon where France's Florent Manaudou won the 50m freestyle in preparation for winning the gold medal in the 50m freestyle at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
2017 Mare Nostrum Tour
Stop No. 1: Monaco -- WATCH LIVE
June 10-11, 2017Monaco, Monaco
Prince Albert II Olympic Pool
Stop No. 2: Barcelona -- WATCH LIVE
June 13-14, 2017Barcelona, Spain
Club Natació Sant Andreu
Stop No. 3: Canet-en-Roussillon -- WATCH LIVE
June 17-18, 2017Canet-en-Roussillon, France
Canet 66 Natation
The Manaudou family is full of pretty good swimmers. Laure Manaudou is a three-time Olympic medalist from the 2004 Athens Olympics. Her career went through peaks and valleys after those Games, but she eventually came full circle at the 2012 London Olympic Games -- where she was competing -- when she got to watch her younger brother Florent Manaudou win gold in the 50m freestyle with a blazing time of 21.34.
How did Flo Manaudou prepare for Olympic glory? By swimming in the Mare Nostrum Tour. Check out the video below where Manaudou takes the 50m freestyle crown at the 2012 Mare Nostrum in Canet-en-Roussillon against some strong competition like Marcelo Chierighini, Brent Hayden, and Fabien Gilot.
More of the world's best swimmers -- including Katinka Hosszu, Chas le Clos, Penny Oleksiak, Mack Horton, Yulia Efimova, the list goes on and on -- will be at the 2017 Mare Nostrum to prepare for this summer's World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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