Léon Marchand (; born 17 May 2002) is a French

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. He is the

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holder in the

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400 metres individual medley and short course 200 metres individual medley; the

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holder in the 200 metres butterfly, the 200 metres breaststroke, the 200 metres individual medley and the 400 metres individual medley; and the French record holder in the long course 200 metre individual medley, 200 metre butterfly and 200 metre breaststroke. At the

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, he won gold medals in the 200 m medley, 200 metre breaststroke, 200 metre butterfly, and 400 metre medley. He became the fourth swimmer and third male swimmer in Olympic history to win four individual gold medals at a single Games. As a member of the

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swim team, at the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, Marchand won NCAA titles in the 200 yard breaststroke and 200 yard individual medley. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, he won NCAA titles in the 200 yard breaststroke, 200 yard individual medley, and 400 yard individual medley. At the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in his last year before going pro, he won NCAA titles in the 200 yard breaststroke, 500 yard freestyle and 400 yard individual medley. He won with his college swim team the NCAA championship for the first time ever.

Early life

Marchand was born on 17 May 2002 in

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, France. He is the son of former medley swimmers

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and

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. His uncle, Christophe Marchand, is also a former freestyle swimmer. As a child, Marchand first took up

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and then

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, and although he was not pushed into swimming by his parents, he quickly felt at ease in the water with the ''Dauphins du TOEC'' club at the age of six. Trained and coached by Nicolas Castel in the Toulouse club until 2021, Marchand began training with an adjusted schedule around the age of 12 or 13. Although he was versatile in freestyle,

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, and

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and a good swimmer over various distances, he was not the best national swimmer of his generation in the youth categories, being shorter and less powerful than some of his young competitors. In 2017, as a teenager, he tried the individual medley on his parents' advice and developed a passion for the event. Alongside his sports career, he earned a scientific baccalaureate with highest honors and pursued computer science studies at

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. Encouraged by his parents, Marchand settled in Arizona in August 2021. He wanted to be coached by Bob Bowman,

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' mentor. He was a junior during 2023–24 at

, majoring in computer science.

Career

Pre-2022

2019 World Junior Championships

In August 2019, at the World Junior Swimming Championships in

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, Marchand won the bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a French record time of 4:16.37.

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(24 August 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Kehoe, Lydia Ferrari (20 March 2021)
"Leon Marchand Downs Own French National Record In 400 IM"
''

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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. He also placed seventh with a time of 2:01.53 in the 200 metre individual medley, seventh swimming a 1:58.73 in the final of the 200 metre butterfly, tenth in the 200 metre breaststroke with a 2:15.13, and 15th in the 100 metre breaststroke in a time of 1:03.03.

(25 August 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

2020 Summer Olympics

Marchand qualified in his first event for the

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at the 2021 French Elite Swimming Championships in

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, making the French Olympic Team in the 400 metre individual medley with a personal best and French record time of 4:09.65."Championnats de France Elite – 50 m: Résultats 400 4 Nages Messieurs"
(in French). '' French Swimming Federation''. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Byrnes, Liz (15 June 2021)
"Leon Marchand Goes 4:09.65 For French 400IM Record At Olympic Trials; Duhamel & Lesaffre Book Tickets"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Pecoraro, Nick (15 June 2021)
"19-Year-Old ASU Commit Leon Marchand Sets French 400 IM Record At 4:09.65"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. At the

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, Marchand placed sixth in the 400 metre individual medley with a 4:11.16, tenth in the 100 metre medley relay, 14th in the 200 metre butterfly with a 1:55.68, and 18th in the 200 metre individual medley with a 1:58.30.

;

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(1 August 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
. ''

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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

2022

2022 NCAA Championships

At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March in

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, Marchand won his first individual NCAA title of his freshman year for the

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in the 200 yard individual medley, winning the event and setting new

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, and US Open records with his time of 1:37.69, which was over four-tenths of a second faster than the old marks of 1:38.13 set by

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in 2018 (NCAA and US Open records) and 1:38.14 set by Andrew Seliskar in 2019 (NCAA Championships record).De George, Matthew (24 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Leon Marchand Breaks Dressel 200 IM Mark with 1:37.69"
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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022.Gibbs, Robert (24 March 2022)
"Freshman Leon Marchand Takes Down Caeleb Dressel 200 IM Record With 1:37.69"
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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022. It was the first time since 2000 that a man from the

swim program won an individual title in swimming at an

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."Freshmen Sates, Marchand win swimming events at NCAAs"
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''. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022. He won a second NCAA title in the 200 yard breaststroke, finishing 0.56 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Max McHugh with a time of 1:48.20.Rieder, David (26 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Leon Marchand Concludes Magnificent NCAA Debut With 200 Breast Title"
''

''. Retrieved 3 April 2022."Cal takes men's swimming and diving crown back from Texas"

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. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. He placed second in the 400 yard individual medley, with a 3:34.08 to finish behind Hugo González, as well as in the 4×100 yard freestyle relay, where he split a 41.31 for the second leg of the relay to help finish in a final time of 2:46.40.Rieder, David (25 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Hugo Gonzalez Crushes Chase Kalisz's 400 IM Record With 3:32.88"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Rieder, David (26 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Finishes Meet on High Note With 400 Free Relay Triumph"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. Seven days after the end of the 2022 NCAA Championships, Marchand set a new French record in the 200 metre individual medley at the 2022 Pro Swim Series at Northside Swim Center in

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, United States, with a time of 1:56.95 and won the silver medal behind

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who finished in 1:56.70.Penland, Spencer (2 April 2022)
"Leon Marchand Shatters French Record In 200 IM At PSS San Antonio – 1:56.95"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022."Casas clocks top 200m medley time of 2022"
''

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''. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. One day earlier, he won the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:09.24.Hy-Tek (1 April 2022)
"2022 TYR Pro Swim Series – San Antonio"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

2022 World Aquatics Championships

On 18 June, the first day of

swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships took place from 18 to 25 June 2022. The United States won the most gold medals (17) and overall medal count (45) in this discipline. Katie Ledecky of the United States and Léon Marchand of Fra ...

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, Marchand set a new French record in the 400 metre individual medley in the preliminary heats with a time of 4:09.09, qualifying for the evening final ranking first.

(18 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 June 2022."Record de France du 400m 4 nages pour Léon Marchand aux Mondiaux"
(in French). ''

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''. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022. He lowered his French record and set a new European record and Championships record in the final with a time of 4:04.28 to win the gold medal.

(18 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 18 June 2022."Léon Marchand champion du monde sur le 400m 4 nages"
(in French). ''

''. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022. With this time, he became the second fastest performer of all time in this event. Two days later, he qualified for the semifinals of the 200 metre butterfly with a time of 1:56.38 and tied rank of eleventh in the prelims.

(20 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 20 June 2022. For the semifinals, he ranked 0.18 seconds ahead of the next-fastest swimmer, fifth-ranked

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of the United States, and qualified for the final the following day with his new French record time of 1:54.32.

(20 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 20 June 2022."Milak breaks world record; 3 more US golds at swimming worlds"
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''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022. The following morning, he qualified for the semifinals of the 200 metre individual medley, swimming a 1:58.70 to tie for eighth-rank heading into the semifinals.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 21 June 2022. For his first race of the evening, he set a new French record in the final of the 200 metre butterfly at 1:53.37 and won the silver medal, finishing behind

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of Hungary and ahead of Tomoru Honda of Japan.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Butterfly Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 21 June 2022."Natation : Léon Marchand s'offre l'argent sur 200 m papillon aux Mondiaux"
(in French). ''

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''. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022. In his final race of the day, the semifinals of the 200 metre individual medley, he set a new French record with a time of 1:55.75 and qualified for the final ranking first.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 21 June 2022. In the final of the 200 metre individual medley the following day, he won the gold medal with a French record time of 1:55.22.

(22 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 22 June 2022.Gregoire, Florian (22 June 2022)
"Léon Marchand : un 2e titre de champion du monde, le nageur dans l'historie"
(in French). ''

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''. Retrieved 22 June 2022."Título mundial en 200 m estilos para nadador francés Léon Marchand"
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''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022."Natation: Léon Marchand champion du monde de 200m quatre nages"
(in French). ''

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''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.Yibo, Cao (23 June 2022)
"French Marchand wins men's 200m individual medley at FINA worlds"
'' The Star''. Retrieved 23 June 2022. With his two gold medals, he became the third French swimmer to achieve two gold medals in individual events at a single

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, after

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and

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. He also became the List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men), first male swimmer representing France to win any medal in the 400 metre individual medley at a World Aquatics Championships, the first since 1998 to win a medal in the 200 m individual medley and the 200 meter butterfly and the first to win a gold medal in the 200 metre individual medley."Marchand Opens FINA World Championships With Second-Fastest 400 IM Time in History"
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''. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022. On 23 June, he split a 1:47.59 for the second leg of the 4×200 metre freestyle relay in the final to help achieve a seventh-place finish in 7:08.78.

(23 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 23 June 2022. In the preliminaries of the 4×100 metre medley relay on the eighth day, Marchand helped advance the relay to the final ranking second with a time of 52.09 seconds for the butterfly leg of the relay.

(25 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 25 June 2022. He lowered his split to a 51.50 in the final, contributing to a time of 3:32.37 and fifth-place finish

(25 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 25 June 2022. The month after the Championships, Marchand set a new French record in the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:08.76 at the 2022 Spanish Summer Championships in

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"CTO. España Absoluto De Verano Open Astralpool: Men, 200m Breaststroke Open Results Finals"
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''. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

2023

Leading up to NCAA and conference championships season in 2023, Marchand set new NCAA and US Open records in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 3:31.84 in a dual meet against the

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on 21 January."Leon Marchand Destroys NCAA Record In 400 IM In Arizona State Dual Meet Against Cal"
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''. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.""Unreal" talent Leon Marchand on his "crazy" 400m IM record"
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(24 January 2023)
"Marchand Tabbed Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Week"
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''. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

2023 Pac-12 Conference Championships

On 1 March, the first day of the 2023

Championships at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, United States, Marchand helped win the conference title in the 4×50 yard medley relay in a Pac-12 Conference and Championships record time of 1:21.69, splitting a 22.98 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.Hy-Tek (1 March 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions"
''teamunify.com''. Retrieved 1 March 2023."Sun Devils Sweep Relays in Record-Setting Times to Open Pac-12 Championships"
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''. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023."ASU sets multiple meet records on Day 1 of 2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming & Diving Championships"
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''. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023. He repeated the trio of conference title, conference record, and Championships record later in the session in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay, where he contributed a lead-off time of 1:30.77 to the final mark of 6:06.30. The times for both relays also set new Arizona State Sun Devils swim program records for the men's events. Following up with a 1:37.81 in the 200 yard individual medley the next day, he won his second-consecutive conference title in the event and lowered his Championships record from the previous year's edition by 1.84 seconds."Wins by Marchand, Dolan Help Sun Devils Jump to First Place on Day 2 of Pac-12 Championships"
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''. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023."ASU and California climb into first and second on day two of the Men's Swimming Championships"
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''. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023. On day three, he lowered his US Open and NCAA records in the 400 yard individual medley, setting new conference, Championships, and program records with a time of 3:31.57 to win the conference title.Hy-Tek (3 March 2023)
"2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions: Results Friday Finals"
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''. Retrieved 3 March 2023."Sun Devils Inch Closer to First Pac-12 Championship Title After Dominant Day 3"
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''. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023."ASU's Léon Marchand breaks NCAA record in 400 IM with spectacular race"
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''. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023. He split a 49.73 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 yard medley relay later in the session, helping win the conference title with a program record time of 3:01.39. The fourth of four days, Marchand broke the US Open and NCAA records of 1:47.91 in the 200 yard breaststroke set by Will Licon in 2017, winning the conference title with a personal best time of 1:47.67.Hy-Tek (4 March 2023)
"2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions: Results Saturday Finals"
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''. Retrieved 4 March 2023.Rieder, David (4 March 2023)
"Leon Marchand Cracks NCAA and U.S. Open Records in 200 Breaststroke at Pac-12 Championships"
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''. Retrieved 4 March 2023. For his final event, the 4×100 yard freestyle relay, he led-off with a 41.61 to contribute to a second-place time of 2:46.14. The points allocated for each of his swims contributed to an overall score of 897.5 points for the Arizona State Sun Devils, which earned the men's swim program its first team Pac-12 Conference Championships title."CHAMPIONS! Sun Devils Win Pac-12 Championship For First Time in Program History"
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''. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023."Arizona State makes history with programs first Pac-12 Men's Swimming and Diving Championship"
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''. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

2023 NCAA Championships

Later in the month, at the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, Marchand helped win the silver medal in the 4×50 yard medley relay in a time of 1:21.07 on the first day of competition, splitting a 22.27 for the breaststroke leg of the relay."Sun Devils Take Second in Two Relays, Sit In First After Day 1 of NCAA Championships"
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''. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023. Later in the session, he anchored with a 1:28.42 in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay to help win the silver medal in a time of 6:05.08.Hy-Tek (22 March 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved 22 March 2023. Both relay times set new men's swim program records for the Arizona State Sun Devils. His split time of 22.27 lowered the former fastest 50 yard breaststroke split time in NCAA history of 22.39 seconds set by Max McHugh two heats earlier."Gophers Open NCAA Championships in Record-Setting Fashion"
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''. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023. His split time of 1:28.42 for his 200-yard portion of the 4×200 yard freestyle relay ranked as the fastest in NCAA history as well. On the second day, he won the NCAA title in the 200 yard individual medley for the second consecutive year, lowering his NCAA, Championships, and US Open records in the event to a 1:36.34.Hy-Tek (23 March 2023)
"2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships: Results – Thursday – Finals"
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''. Retrieved 26 March 2023."Marchand breaks his NCAA record at men's swim championships"

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. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023."Arizona State's Leon Marchand repeats as 200 individual medley champion"
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''. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023. In the final of the 400 yard individual medley on the third evening, Marchand won the gold medal with a new NCAA, Championships, and US Open record time of 3:28.82, which was over two full seconds faster than his previous mark of 3:31.57.

(24 March 2023)
"Leon Marchand breaks own 400 IM record at NCAA swim championships"

. Retrieved 26 March 2023."ASU's Marchand continues title run at NCAA Championship"
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''. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023. For his second final of the evening, he contributed the fastest 100 yard breaststroke split time in NCAA history (49.23 seconds) to a bronze medal-win in the 4×100 yard medley relay in an Arizona State Sun Devils men's swim program record time of 2:59.18."Marchand Adds Another Title, Sun Devils In Hunt For First NCAA Championship"
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''. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023. Starting the fourth finals session with the 200 yard breaststroke, he won his second repeat title and third title overall of the Championships, lowering his NCAA and US Open records as well as setting a new Championships record with a personal best time of 1:46.91."ASU's Léon Marchand wins 3rd title at 2023 NCAA Championships with record 200 breast time"
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''. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.Bruna, Éric (26 March 2023)
"Natation : Léon Marchand, un dernier record pour finir son hiver universitaire"
(in French). ''

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''. Retrieved 26 March 2023. Finishing the Championships in the 4×100 yard freestyle relay later in the session, he split a 40.55 for the second leg of the relay to contribute to placing third overall with a program record time of 2:45.12.Hy-Tek (25 March 2023)
"2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships: Results – Saturday – Finals"
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''. Retrieved 26 March 2023."History! Sun Devils Place Second at NCAA Championships For Highest Finish Ever"
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''. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023. His performances contributed to the first-ever top-five finish for the Arizona State Sun Devils men's swim program at an men's NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships, with the team placing second overall with 430 points, just 52 points behind the first-place team (

) and 46 points ahead of the third-place team (

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2023 French Championships

Following the conclusion of the collegiate championships, Marchand competed at the 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series in April, winning the 400 metre individual medley with a 4:07.80, the 200 metre butterfly with a 1:55.58, the 200 metre breaststroke with a 2:10.52, and the 200 metre individual medley with a 1:55.69.

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(15 April 2023)
"2023 TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont, IL: Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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(16 April 2023)
"Natation : Léon Marchand impressionne (encore) pour sa rentrée en grand bassin"
(in French). ''

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''. Retrieved 29 April 2023. In June, he won the gold medal in the 200 metre breaststroke at the 2023 French Elite Swimming Championships on day one in

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, finishing in a French record and

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qualifying time of 2:06.59 that marked a time drop of 2.17 seconds from his previous personal best and French record time."Championnats de France ELITE – 50 m – 2023: 200 Brasse Messieurs"
(in French). ''liveffn.com''. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.Pérez, Marta (11 June 2023)

(in Spanish). ''

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''. Retrieved 11 June 2023.Warnier, Mathieu (11 June 2023)
"Ch. de France: Marchand a déjà fait vibrer Rennes"
(in French). ''sports.fr''. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
(in French). ''

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''. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023. On the second day, he swam a personal best time of 1:48.70 in the preliminaries of the 200 metre freestyle and qualified ranking seventh for the final, where he won the gold medal with a personal best time of 1:46.44."Championnats de France ELITE – 50 m – 2023: 200 Nage Libre Messieurs"
(in French). ''liveffn.com''. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
(in French). ''

''. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023. For the 200 metre butterfly on day three, Marchand won the gold medal with a time of 1:55.79."Championnats de France ELITE – 50 m – 2023: 200 Papillon Messieurs"
(in French). ''liveffn.com''. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.Bernabeu, Hugo (13 June 2023)
"Championnats de France : triplé pour Marchand, Grousset déroule sur 100 m"
(in French). ''sport.fr''. Retrieved 13 June 2023. He won his fourth national title on the fourth day in the 200 metre individual medley, where he finished first with a time of 1:56.25 in the final."Championnats de France ELITE – 50 m – 2023: 200 4 Nages Messieurs"
(in French). ''liveffn.com''. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023. In the 400 metre individual medley on day five, he achieved a World Championships qualifying time of 4:10.57 in the final and won the gold medal and national title."Championnats de France ELITE – 50 m – 2023: 400 4 Nages Messieurs"
(in French). ''liveffn.com''. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

2023 World Aquatics Championships

On 23 July, the first day of

swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships were held from 23 to 30 July 2023 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan. Léon Marchand of France won the Male Swimmer of the Championships award and Kaylee McKeown o ...

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, Marchand ranked second behind Carson Foster in the preliminary heats of the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:10.88. He set a new

in the final with a time of 4:02.50 to win the gold medal. Two days later, he qualified for the semifinals of the 200 metre butterfly with a time of 1:55.46 and tied rank of seventh in the prelims. For the semifinals, he ranked second behind Carson Foster with a time of 1:54.21 and qualified for the final the following day. The following morning, he qualified for the semifinals of the 200 metre individual medley, swimming a 1:58.38 to tie for ninth-rank heading into the semifinals. For his first race of the evening, he set a new French record in the final of the 200 metre butterfly at 1:52.43 and won the gold medal. With this time, he became the third fastest performer of all time in this event. In his final race of the day, the semifinals of the 200 metre individual medley, he ranked first with a time of 1:56.34. In the final of the 200 metre individual medley the following day, he won the gold medal with a European record time of 1:54.82. With this time, he became the third fastest performer of all time in this event. With his three gold medals, he became the first French swimmer to achieve three gold medals in individual events at a single

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and the first French swimmer to win five individual gold medals in all at World Aquatics Championships ahead of

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and his four individual gold medals. He also became the List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men), first male swimmer representing France to win a gold medal in the 200 metre butterfly at a World Aquatics Championships. On 28 July, he split a 1:44.89 for the fourth leg of the 4×200 metre freestyle relay in the final to help achieve a fourth-place finish in 7:03.86. On 30 July, in the preliminaries of the 4×100 metre medley relay, Marchand helped advance the relay to the final ranking second with a time of 59.57 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay. In the evening final of the same day, he split a 59 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay and helped to achieve a fourth-place finish in 3:29.88.

2024

2024 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Marchand finished with the most gold medals among individuals participants, with four, and was tied for the second-most total medals, with five (four gold, one bronze), breaking four

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. On 28 July in the morning, Marchand ranked first in the preliminary heats of the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:08.30. He won the final in the evening in a

time of 4:02.95 for his first career Olympic medal, making him the tenth French swimmer to become Olympic Champion, the seventh French swimming individual Olympic Champion and the first to do so since the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On 30 July in the morning, he ranked sixth in the preliminary heats of the 200 metre butterfly with a time of 1:55.26. The same day in the evening, he ranked second in the semifinals with a time of 1:53.50 to advance to the final. On 30 July in the afternoon, he ranked third in the preliminary heats of the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:09.55. The same day in the evening, he ranked first in the semifinals with a time of 2:08.11 to advance to the final. On 31 July in the evening, he won first the 200 metre butterfly and then the 200 metre breaststroke setting a new

and French record in a time of 1:51.21 for the 200 metre butterfly and a new

, European record and French record in a time of 2:05.85 for the 200 metre breaststroke. He has become the second swimmer to win two individual gold medals the same day since Kornelia Ender at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the events of the 200 metre freestyle and the 100 metre butterfly. On 1 August in the morning, he ranked third in the preliminary heats of the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 1:57.86. The same day in the evening, he ranked first in the semifinals with a time of 1:56.31 to advance to the final. On 2 August, he won his fourth gold medal in the final of the 200 metre individual medley in a

time of 1:54.06, becoming the first French Olympian to win four gold medals at the same Olympics and the fourth swimmer (with

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in 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,

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in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and

in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing) to win four individual gold medals at the same Olympics. On 3 August, in the evening final of the 100 metre mixed medley relay, he split a 58.66 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay and helped to achieve a fourth-place finish in a new French record of 3:40.96. Finally on 3 August, in the preliminaries of the 100 metre medley relay, Marchand helped advance the relay to the final ranking first with a time of 59.03 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay. On 4 August in the evening, he split a 58.62 seconds for the breaststroke leg of the relay and helped to achieve a bronze medal in a new French record of 3:28.38. Marchand has been mentioned frequently as the next Phelps, including by Phelps himself. Marchand was chosen to carry the Olympic flame during the

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2024 Swimming World Cup

Following the Olympic Games, Marchand competed in the Swimming World Cup, winning gold in all three medley events (100 IM, 200 IM and 400 IM) at all three World Cup legs, held in

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, and in

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. He also broke the 200 IM short course world record (1:48.88). On 30 November, he decided to pull out of World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) in Budapest due to exhaustion after this Olympic year. He is named World Aquatics' male swimmer of the year on 15 December.

Personal life

During the

, Marchand and freestyle skier

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were filmed dancing and being close to each other in a night club. The video went viral on social media.

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

Swimming World Cup circuits

The following medals Marchand has won at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup circuits.

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Records

Continental, olympic and national records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

US Open records

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Awards and honours

* College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), Swimmer of the Year (Men's): 2022

(28 March 2022)
"Marchand Named CSCAA Men's Swimmer of the Year; 13 Sun Devils Earn All-America Honors"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.D'Addona, Dan (29 March 2022)
"CSCAA Awards: Kate Douglass, Lean Marchand Lead Year End Honorees"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. *

, Swimmer of the Year (Men's): 2021–2022De George, Matthew (8 April 2022)
"Pac-12 Swimming Awards: Leon Marchand Sweeps Swimmer, Freshman of Year"
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''. Retrieved 8 April 2022. * Pac-12 Conference, Swimmer of the Meet, Pac-12 Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championships: 2023 * Pac-12 Conference, Freshman of the Year (Men's): 2021–2022 * ''

'', Swammy Award, NCAA Swimmer of the Meet (Men's): 2022 NCAA Division I ChampionshipsKeith, Braden (27 March 2022)
"2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving"
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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022. * ''SwimSwam'', Swammy Award, NCAA Freshman of the Year (Men's): 2022 * ''SwimSwam'', Swammy Award European Male Swimmer of the Year: 2023 * ''SwimSwam'', Swammy Award European Male Swimmer of the Year: 2024 * ''Swimming World'', Swimmer of the Year (male): 2023 * ''Swimming World'', Swimmer of the Year (male): 2024 * ''SwimSwam'', Swammy Award Male Swimmer of the Year: 2024 * ''World Aquatics'', Athlete of the Year (Men's) : 2024 * ''European Aquatics'', Athlete of the Year (Men's) : 2024 * ''Time 100'' by Time magazine : 2025 ; Orders *

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: 2024

References

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