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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 ...
Alain Bernard (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ bɛʁnaʁ]; born 1 May 1983) is a former French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.. Bernard won a total of four medals (two golds, one silver, and one bronze) at two Olympic Games (2008 and 2012).
Jean Boiteux (20 June 1933 – 11 April 2010 [2]) was a French freestyle swimmer.He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won the 400 m event in 1952, breaking the Olympic record and becoming the first French swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.
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 ...
Bowman said recently of his prized pupil, Léon Marchand, and his father, Xavier Marchand, a two-time French Olympic swimmer. "I thought about his dad. I wonder if they are related and they were ...
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]
Camille Lacourt (French pronunciation: [kamij lakuʁ]; born 22 April 1985) is a retired French competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist. He won the 50 metre backstroke at three consecutive world championships (2013 Barcelona, 2015 Kazan, and 2017 Budapest). He competed at the 2012 Olympics in the 100 metre backstroke and finished fourth.
Béryl Émilie Paulette Gastaldello (born 16 February 1995) is a French swimmer and French national record holder in the 50-meter backstroke who competed for Texas A&M University, and participated in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics in freestyle and stroke events. Excelling in international competition, she was a five-time gold medal winner in ...