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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 ...
Tarrare (; c. 1772 – 1798), sometimes spelt Tarar, was a French showman, soldier, and spy noted for his unusual appetite and eating habits. Able to eat vast amounts of meat, he was constantly hungry; his parents could not provide for him and he was turned out of the family home as a teenager.
Of course, on Day 2 of swimming, everyone was playing second fiddle to Marchand. La Defense Arena was packed with more than 15,000 fans, many of them with their faces painted in the blue, white ...
Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (born 29 November 2000) is a French swimmer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships , in Budapest , Hungary, [ 4 ] winning the bronze medal.
With a boisterous crowd cheering him on, Léon Marchand began his home Olympics by cruising to the fastest time in the preliminaries of the 400-meter individual medley Sunday. The 22-year-old ...
Ledecky will swim in the 4x200-m freestyle relay final on Thursday, before turning her attention to the 800-m free prelims on Friday. The final for that event is set for Saturday. Marchand has the ...
Bernard failed to qualify for the 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle events of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by finishing only fifth in both events during the French swimming championships in March 2012. [4] [5] He was in the French 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team in the heats at the Olympics, but was not included in the team for the final ...
Roger-Philippe Menu (30 June 1948 – 4 February 2013 in Lille) is a retired French swimmer who won two silver medals in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and 100 m breaststroke at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships; he finished sixth in the 200 m breaststroke. [1]