In front of a deafening home crowd, Marchand delivered one of swimming’s most memorable performances; Ledecky makes history, as well, with her gold in the 1,500 free.
Leon Marchand of France reacts after setting a Olympic record and wins gold in the 200m breaststroke during the swimming competition at the Paris La Defense Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Nanterre, France on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. PARIS – With each of his strokes in the Olympic Games 200 meter breaststroke final, France’s Leon Marchand was greeted, accompanied really, by the crowd’s chant, both rhythmic and deafening, wave after rouge, blanc and bleu wave.
It was also another record-setting night for another swimmer included any conversation about the sport’s all-time greats, American distance superstar Katie Ledecky. While Ledecky shifts her attention to winning a fourth consecutive Olympic 800 freestyle, Marchand now focuses on the 200 individual medley, which starts with Thursday’s heats.
He was sixth in the 400 IM at the Tokyo Olympics as a 19-year-old. But it wasn’t until he moved to Arizona State to train with Bob Bowman, Phelps’ longtime coach, that Marchand began to realize his potential. Hungary’s Kristof Milak, the defending Olympic champion and world and Olympic record holder, seemed to be cruising to another gold medal, building a comfortable lead from the start.
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