The 22-year-old Olympic champion, who also has two World Championship medals and five European titles to his name, has signed a four-year deal with the swimwear giant which sees him following in the footsteps of the most decorated Olympian in history, America's Michael Phelps, who retired following last summer's Games.

As part of the agreement, Manaudou will wear Speedo swimwear and equipment during forthcoming events including the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona later this year.


"Florent Manaudou's gold medal success in the 50m Freestyle at the London Olympics will be remembered as one of the most exciting and closely fought races of the Games, and marked his emergence as one of swimming's most exciting young talents," Sean Hastings, Speedo International's product and marketing vice-president, said.

"Speedo is passionate about supporting swimming in France, and we are delighted to announce this new partnership with Florent.

"We look forward to working closely with him to inspire people to swim throughout his future successes."

Australia's thirteen-time Paralympic S9 swimming champion Matt Cowdrey was also named as a Speedo brand ambassador earlier this month.

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