4)Laure Manaudou
Laure Manaudou is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She has held the world record in freestyle events between 200 and 1500 meter. She won the gold medal in the women's 400 meter freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was France's first gold medal ever in women's swimming and the first swimming gold medal won by a French athlete since Jean Boiteux's victory in the 400 meter men's freestyle event at Helsinki in 1952.