The 20-year-old French woman, who retained her 400-meter freestyle world title on Sunday and took the silver in Tuesday's 100 backstroke, won a pulsating 200 freestyle final. European silver medalist Annika Lurz from Germany, the fastest woman in the world last year, turned first at the 50-meter mark but Manaudou overtook her on the second length and maintained a slender advantage as they duelled for superiority through the second 100. Manaudou stopped the clock at 1:55.52. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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An original member of the Oarsome Foursome, Australian rowing superstar Drew Ginn is an extraordinary person. Five times world champion, triple Olympic gold medalist and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). In this fascinating exclusive interview with WCSN's Mark Franklin, Drew discusses the adversity he has faced during his rowing career, the strength and skills of his previous crew mates James Tomkins and Duncan Free, his love of cycling and his motivation to compete at the 2012 London Olympics.

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WCSN covers many different winter sports at hundreds of different venues all available live and On-demand only on WCSN.COM

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WCSN wishes to congratulate Tom Slingsby who has been named Australia's first ever ISAF World Sailor of the Year.

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Victorian Aaron Rouge-Serret completely dominated the sprint events of the 2011 Australian Athletics Tour. At the IAAF Melbourne Track Classic he made himself known to the fans, and continued his impressive form at the Sydney Track Classic and at the Perth 'Go For 2&5' Tour Finals. He went on to win the 100m & 200m double at the 2011 Australian Athletics Championships before impressive massive crowds at the 2011 Stawell Gift.

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Western Australia's Lauren Mitchell has cemented herself as one of Australia's best ever gymnasts over the past two years. Following on from two silver medals at the 2009 World Championships, Mitchell added a record equalling four Gymnastics gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and won the floor gold medal at the World Championships in Rotterdam. Lauren Mitchell was also named the 2010 AIS Junior Athlete of the Year.

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Australia's Alice McNamara climbed 1576 stairs to win the 2011 Empire State Run-Up Race in New York. After winning Melbourne's Eureka Tower version, the 24 year-old Victorian proudly represented Australia. A gold medalist member of Australia's Rowing Team, McNamara completed the race in a time of 13:03.

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In 2010 the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) streamed live the Australian Rowing Championships from Lake Nagambie north of Melbourne. In 2011, WCSN in conjunction with Rowing Australia will be streaming the Finals live once again. All streamed coverage of the Finals is available completely free, with registration at the WCSN website the only requirement. The 2011 Australian Rowing Championships - Free, live and exclusive thanks to Rowing Australia and WCSN.

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A five-stop national tour, the 2011 Australian Athletics Tour boasts four divisions (sprints/hurdles, distance, throws, jumps) with male and female athletes in different events pitted against each other in the race for the largest prize purse in Australian athletics history. The Sydney Track Classic is the second last stop on the tour, and this meet is being webcasted LIVE and EXCLUSIVE at wcsn.com.au.

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Katie Hoff breaks American record in her victory at the 2006 summer nationals.

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WCSN streamed live the 2011 FISA World Rowing Championships from Bled, Slovenia. The blue-ribbon event of any regatta, the Mens Eight, was a fiercely sought after prize. Could the Australians finish on the podium, or would the might of Germany, Great Britain and Canada be too much to overcome? [AUS - Linke, Marburg, Booth, Hegerty, Swann, Coudraye, Ryan, Pragnell & Lister (c)]

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WCSN proudly live streamed to Australia the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships from Daegu, Korea. The Mens 100m experienced extraordinary pre-race drama. A new World Champion would be crowned. Yohan Blake (JAM 9.92) from Walter Dix (USA 10.08) and Kim Collins (SKN 10.09). Usain Bolt (JAM DQL).

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WCSN proudly live streamed to Australia the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships from Daegu, Korea. The Womens 100m Hurdles Final was of particular interest for Australian Track n Field fans with reigning World Champion Sally Pearson the hot favourite. Could the best from the rest of the world upset the Aussie? Sally Pearson (AUS 12.28) from Danielle Carruthers (USA 12.47) and Dawn Harper (USA 12.47).

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WCSN streamed live the 2011 FISA World Rowing Championships from Bled, Slovenia. The hopeful Australian crew featured Thomas Bertrand, Ross Brown, Blair Tunevitsch, Thomas Gibson, Alistair Foot, Roderick Chisholm, Nicholas Baker, Darryn Purcell and David Webster as cox. Would they be able to overcome strong challenges from the likes of USA, Italy, Denmark and France?

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WCSN streamed live the 2011 FISA World Rowing Championships from Bled, Slovenia. The New Zealand crew was looking for their third World Championship victory in a row in this event. Could Eric Murray and Hamish Bond secure the hattrick?

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South Korea's Park Tae Hwan won the men's 400-meter freestyle final on Sunday. Park stormed home on the final lap to win the gold in three minutes, 44.30 seconds, more than four seconds outside the world record of 3:40.08 set by the retired Australian Ian Thorpe. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele powered to his third 10000-meter world title in a row with a pulsating victory on Monday. Bekele blew past countryman Sileshi Sihine coming around the final bend and accelerated clear, crossing himself as he hit the finish line in 27 minutes 5.90 seconds. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Federica Pellegrini, silver medallist at the 2004 Olympics and 2005 worlds, produced a compelling turn of finishing speed to win the second women's 200 meters freestyle semifinal in 1:56.47. Her time beat the 1:56.64 world mark set by former world champion Franziska van Almsick at the European championships in Berlin on August 3, 2002. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Oussama Mellouli pulled off a surprise win in the men's 800-meter freestyle final on Wednesday to become Tunisia's first world swimming champion. Mellouli, 23, settled in the middle of the field but took the lead on the last 100 and finished strongly to win the gold medal in seven minutes, 46.95 seconds. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Michael Phelps broke his third world record in as many days to collect his fourth gold medal at the world swimming championships on Thursday. The American won the 200-meter individual medley final in a time of one minute, 54.98 seconds to slash 0.86 off the previous record of 1:55.84, which he set at last year's Pan Pacific championships in Victoria, Canada. His American teammate Ryan Lochte finished second in 1:56.19 after pushing Phelps most of the way. Hungary's Laszlo Cseh was third in 1:56.92. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Brazilian Hypolito tumbled and somersaulted his way to the floor title he first won in 2005, taking advantage of the absence through injury of defending champion Marian Dragulescu. (WCSN, WCSN.com, Reuters)

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American Jeremy Wariner retained his world 400-meter title in dazzling style to lead an American sweep of the medals on Friday. The 23-year-old Texan powered off the final bend to clock 43.45 seconds despite a swirling wind in Osaka. LaShawn Merritt took silver in 43.96 with Angelo Taylor completing an all-American podium with a time of 44.32. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Tyson Gay became just the second man to win the sprint treble at a single world championships when he helped the United States to gold in the 4x100-meter relay on Saturday. The 24-year-old teamed up with Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon Jr. and Leroy Dixon for his third title to add to the 100 and 200 meter, matching compatriot Maurice Greene's feat at the 1999 championships. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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American Michael Phelps smashed Ian Thorpe's 200-meter freestyle world record to win gold at the world championships in Melbourne on Tuesday. Phelps left his rivals in his wash as he raced to a stunning victory in one minute 43.86 seconds, wiping 0.20 seconds off the previous record of 1:44.06 set by Australian Thorpe at the 2001 world championships in Japan. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Xiao Qin, defends his world title on the pommel horse again this year with an outstanding performance that earned him a 16.300. Xiao was the only competitor to earn higher than a 16.000 on the pommel all day, helping China to win the team gold. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Bernard Lagat became the first American man to win a global 1500-meter title in 99 years when he swept to victory down the home straight at the world championships on Wednesday. The Kenyan-born 32-year-old only qualified to run for his adopted country last year but his finish in three minutes 34.77 seconds was enough to a break an American drought stretching back to the 1908 Olympics. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Ryan Lochte of the United States broke the world record to win the 200-meter backstroke final at the world swimming championships on Friday. Lochte powered his way through the Susie O'Neill pool in a time of one minute, 54.32 seconds to slice 0.12 seconds off the previous record of 1:54.44 set by his fellow American Aaron Peirsol last year. Peirsol came second in 1:54.80 after the pair burst clear of the field to fight out the finish. Austria's Markus Rogan took the bronze medal in 1:56.02. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Looking to double up on his gold medal performance in the 100 meters, American Tyson Gay won heat 2 of the 200-meter semifinal with a time of 20 seconds flat. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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American teenager Katie Hoff won the women's 200-meter individual medley at the world championships on Monday. The 17-year-old raced away to win in a time of two minutes 10.13 seconds, successfully defending the title she won in Montreal two years ago. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Michael Phelps broke a second world record in 24 hours to collect his third gold medal at the world swimming championships on Wednesday. The American won the 200-meter butterfly final in a time of one minute, 52.09 seconds to wipe a massive 1.62 off the previous record of 1:53.71 -- which he set in Columbia, Missouri last month. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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Last year's rings champion, Chen Yibing, showed he too was at his best, effortlessly switching from controlled handstands to dynamic swings on the rings to pick up 16.450, half a point more than anyone else managed. China outclassed its rivals easily to retain their men's team title at the world gymnastics championships in Stuttgart, Germany. (WCSN, WCSN.com)

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