Thursday, August 9, 2007

Manaudou To Be Coached By Her Big Brother
by Delia Cruceru


According to L'Equipe website Jean-Luc Manaudou, Laure Manadou's father, she will return to France to train with her brother Nicolas Manaudou, after she was fired by her Italian club Monday. "She gave her agreement this morning," Jean-Luc Manaudou said, adding cautiously: "Nothing is sure yet, she could still change her mind." When Laure decided to "break up" with her trainer Phillipe Lucas in May, she moved to Turin, Italy at LaPresse club to be near her fiancée, Italian swimmer Luca Marin. Claude Fauquet, technical director of the French federation said: "I am not saying that this is a bad decision but a lot of things ... on the medical front and other areas of support ... have to be put in place." He added: "I am starting to tire of all this." Despite sparking rumours of a reunion of Laure Manaudou with her former coach, the swimmers French lawyer and agent, Didiere Poulmiere, denied that Jean-Luc and Nicolas Manaudou dined on purpose in a restaurant with Lucas. Nicolas said about coaching his little sister: "I don't have great experience at the [highest] level of coaching but I know my sister from the heart. I don't know if this is the best solution. I do know that she is in the midst of a difficult period ... and we will be there for her."

related story: http://www.swimnews.com/News/displayStory.jhtml?id=5498
by Delia Cruceru
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