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Leon Marchand has emerged as a rising star of French swimming, boasting an impressive collection of World Championships, NCAA titles, and European crowns. Marchand has raised his profile in recent years just in time for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ⓘ; born 17 May 2002) is a French swimmer. He is the world record holder in the long course 400 metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder in the 200 metres butterfly, the 200 metres breaststroke, the 200 metres individual medley and the 400 metres individual medley; and the ...
Aug 4, 2024 · Meet Léon Marchand, the 'French Michael Phelps' ready to rule his home Olympics. A 2020 paper collated nine studies analysing Olympic swimmers between 1968 and 2016. It was...
Aug 1, 2024 · Leon Marchand shook his head in disbelief, seemingly saving energy by keeping his face neutral, instead of wasting precious calories on his trademark smile, after winning the men's 200m butterfly final on Wednesday 31 July.
Jul 24, 2024 · It’s a photo of Bowman’s newest protégé, Léon Marchand, taken the moment he realized he’d broken the world record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley last summer in Fukuoka, Japan....
Jul 27, 2024 · The French swimmer Léon Marchand understood that he would be his country’s marquee athlete at the Paris Games, and he surely is. Event workers stop him to sneak in selfies.
Leon Marchand is a World Record holder, World Champion, and NCAA Champion Swimmer who represents France internationally. He was the first man to go 1:36 in the 200 IM (SCY) and 3:28...
Aug 2, 2024 · Léon Marchand won a fourth gold medal and set his fourth Olympic record of these games on Friday, taking the 200-meter individual medley to the delight of a delirious French crowd.
Jul 31, 2024 · Leon Marchand creates history in front of a wild home crowd while Katie Ledecky won a record-equalling eighth Olympic gold medal on an epic night of swimming Paris.
Jul 28, 2024 · Leon Marchand of France celebrates after winning gold in the men’s 400-m individual medley final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024 in Nanterre, France. Sarah Stier–Getty Images By Alice ...
