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1. swimswam.com › a-legacy-of-excellence-who-are-leonA Legacy of Excellence: Who are Léon Marchand’s Parents?

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   Jul 29, 2024 · Xavier Marchand made two Olympic appearances in 1996 and 2000. While he only entered in one event, the 200 IM, he made the final at both Games. He finished 8th in Atlanta and upgraded that ...

2. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 5673096/2024/07Léon Marchand is the superstar and French sports hero these ...

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   Jul 31, 2024 · Xavier Marchand swam collegiately at Auburn and Léon was encouraged to go abroad, be on his own, grow up. Tempe was the obvious choice because of Bowman.

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4. www.nytimes.com › athletic › 5653835/2024/07Meet Léon Marchand, the ‘French Michael Phelps’ ready to rule ...

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   Jul 24, 2024 · Xavier Marchand was a two-time Olympian whose best event was the 200 IM. As it turned out, he’d married a fellow Olympic swimmer, Céline Bonnet, and they’d had a son who had set the French ...

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   Jul 29, 2024 · Marchand is set to swim in the 200m butterfly, the 200m breast stroke and the 200m individual medley. ... Xavier Marchand, reached the final at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000. They were both good ...

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7. france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr › occitanie › hauteVIDÉOS. D'Atlanta à Paris, Xavier et Léon Marchand, le père ...

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   Aug 2, 2024 · En 1996, Xavier Marchand devenait le premier Français à atteindre la finale olympique du 200m 4 nages à Atlanta. Vingt-huit ans plus tard, son fils Léon s'apprête à disputer la même ...

8. www.si.com › olympics › leon-marchand-pulled-off-theHow Léon Marchand Pulled Off the Unthinkable, Winning Two ...

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   Jul 31, 2024 · Bowman recognized the last name—Xavier Marchand, Léon’s father, was an Olympic swimmer in the 1990s—and the kid had solid times, so he took him onboard.

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   Was Xavier Marchand a good swimmer?

   • “I knew his dad was a good swimmer.” Xavier Marchand was a two-time Olympian whose best event was the 200 IM. As it turned out, he’d married a fellow Olympic swimmer, Céline Bonnet, and they’d had a son who had set the French national record in the 400 IM and compiled an impressive list of age group records, as well.

   Meet Léon Marchand, the ‘French Michael Phelps’ ready to rule his hom…

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   Who is Léon Marchand?

   • Léon Marchand celebrates his 200-meter breaststroke gold medal, his third of these Olympics as he’s become the French star of their home Games. (Sarah Stier / Getty Images) Every good love story has a twist; that time apart, when the raison d’être becomes clear, that the two are meant together.

   Léon Marchand is the superstar and French sports hero these Olympics

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   Who was Marchand and why was he born?

   • THE PHELPS CONNECTION FOR A SWIMMER BUILT LIKE A ‘TORPEDO’ Just as white water rapids run through the blood of Australia’s legend Jess Fox, whose parents Richard Fox and Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi were both Olympians, it can be said that Marchand was born to master the individual medley.

   Paris Olympics 2024, swimming: Leon Marchand claims double gold me…

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   Does Marchand have to worry about the work he's already done?

   • The way Marchand sees it, there’s not much to worry about. The work is already done. He’s endured the long, punishing workouts required to swim the sport’s most grueling race. He said knowing that has taken quite a bit of pressure off his shoulders already.

   Meet Léon Marchand, the ‘French Michael Phelps’ ready to rule his hom…

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10. www.foxsports.com.au › olympics › paris-olympicsParis Olympics 2024, swimming: Leon Marchand claims double ...

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    Aug 1, 2024 · The Washington Post revealed that Xavier Marchand actually competed against Phelps in a 200m individual medley race in Auburn, Alabama, in 2004, when beaten by nine seconds as part of an ...