arena is pleased to announce a new partnership with Florent Manaudou through the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The 29-yearold Frenchman won 50m freestyle gold at the 2012 Olympics in London, and from 2013-2016 amassed four world and six European titles swimming freestyle and butterfly.
“It’s a new adventure and it’s great for me,” said Manaudou. “I’m really happy to be back racing this year, and I feel stronger with the support of arena. I wore arena Jammers at Sette Colli (in June 2019) and I was happy with my time. For me, the Carbon Technology is without doubt the best on the market and I love the Carbon Flex VX, but I am sure that the best is yet to come. I feel very confident that arena and their swimwear & equipment will give me unprecedented support and belief for my Olympic challenge.”
Until he was a teenager, Manaudou spent as much time on the handball court as he did in the pool, but when he decided to focus exclusively on swimming at the age of 13, his older brother Nicolas guided him to his first significant title in 2007, the French Junior 50m freestyle title. But it would take another four years to start appearing regularly on the international stage, starting out with his first World Championships in Shanghai 2011, where he…
