How Sprint Star Florent Manaudou Medaled in the 50 Free at 4 Different Olympic Games

Florent Manaudou has medaled in the last 4 Olympic 50 Freestyles, winning gold in 2012, silver in 2016 and 2020, and now bronze at his home Olympics in Paris. It hasn't been an easy path for the sprint legend though. Florent starts by speaking honestly about his emotional highs and lows coming off of the Olympics. He is already back in the pool training with the goal of competing at the 2024 Short Course World Championships and ultimately the 2026 European Championships in Paris. He goes on to recount his 2023-24 season leading up to the Paris Olympics. Manaudou admits he had been miserable for much of his career, only focusing on the outcome of his performances and diving into a depression when they didn't go his way. This year, Manaudou took more ownership of his swimming, doing what he wanted in and out of the pool to keep his body and brain healthy and happy. 0:00 Florent Manaudou Introduction 2:12 Post-Olympic Blues 6:52 2026 European Champs in Paris 11:04 Learning to Love Swimming 15:35 Training How You Want 20:33 "The Crowd Clap" 30:57 400 Medley Relay 39:23 Best time in 100 Free at Age 33 44:03 Training in South Africa 49:00 Competing at a Home Olympics 51:06 Leon Marchand 56:41 Pink Suit Olympic Photoshoot 1:00:17 Walk of Fame