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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 and short course 200 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 French ...
Leon Marchand of France celebrates after setting a world record in the men’s 200m individual medley final during Day 2 of the World Swimming World Cup 2024 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Nov. 1 ...
This is a listing of the French records in swimming. They are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing France (or one of its outlying areas) in both 50 m and 25 m swimming courses. The records are maintained/recognized by France's national swimming federation: Fédération Française de Natation (FFN).
In 2023, he smashed Phelps’ last remaining world record. ... Fans watch on a giant screen France's Leon Marchand arriving for the final of the men's 200m individual medley, which he won in ...
Trailing most of the way in the 200 fly, Marchand surged past the Hungarian Milák on the final lap to finish with an Olympic record of 1:51.71, touching first by just by four-hundredths of a second.
Marchand was under world-record pace on the final turn but faded a bit coming home, touching in 4 minutes, 2.95 seconds — an Olympic record, but just shy of his own world mark of 4:02.50. Marchand claimed that mark at last year’s world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, erasing a record held by Michael Phelps for 15 years.
Of the 35 pool-based events, swimmers from the United States hold fifteen records, Australia five, France four, China, Canada and South Africa two each, and one each to Ireland, Great Britain, Russian Olympic Committee, Hungary, and Sweden. Nineteen of the current Olympic records were set at the 2024 Summer Olympics, seven in 2020, five in 2016 ...
But he ripped past Milak over the last length of the pool, and won in an Olympic record time of 1:51.21. Milak was over a half-second back at 1:51.75 — meaning Marchand beat him by 1.26 seconds ...