Léon Marchand is a French swimmer and part of the Arizona State swim team. He holds world and Olympic records in the 400m individual medley and French records in the 200m individual medley, 200m butterfly, and 200m breaststroke.
He finished sixth in the 400m individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won gold in the same event at the 2024 Olympics. At the 2022 NCAA Championships, he won titles in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley.
He also won gold in the 400m and 200m individual medley and silver in the 200m butterfly at the 2022 World Championships. In 2023, he claimed NCAA titles in the 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley, and 400-yard individual medley.
“It does feel weird Because when I went to Tokyo, I was nobody. I was just a random swimmer. Just happy to be in the final. This year is going to be different because I want to win gold. And it’s at home.” 1nytimes
Léon Marchand Biography
Leon Marchand was born on May 17, 2002, in Toulouse, France and he is 22 years old as of 2024. He is a French national who follows the Christian faith. His height is around 6′ 2″ inches. 2nbcolympics
Léon Marchand Education
Léon Marchand is pursuing a junior at Arizona State University majoring in computer science.
Léon Marchand Parents
Léon is the son of French medley swimmers Xavier Marchand and Céline Bonnet. His father is a former world silver medallist and Olympian, and his mother is a French record-holder, which naturally influenced his early passion for the sport. Leon has one younger brother named Oscar. 3olympics
Léon Marchand Girlfriend
Léon is single in relationship status (no girlfriend) and unmarried in marital status.
Léon Marchand Career
2019 World Junior Championships
In August 2019, at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Léon won a bronze medal in the 400m individual medley with a French record time of 4:16.37. He also placed seventh in the 200m individual medley, seventh in the 200m butterfly, tenth in the 200m breaststroke, and fifteenth in the 100m breaststroke.
2020 Summer Olympics
Léon qualified for his first Olympics at the 2021 French Elite Swimming Championships in Chartres, earning a spot on the French team with a national record time of 4:09.65 in the 400m individual medley. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, he placed sixth in the 400m individual medley, tenth in the 4×100m medley relay, fourteenth in the 200m butterfly, and eighteenth in the 200m individual medley.
2022 NCAA Championships
In March 2022, Marchand competed at the NCAA Division I Championships in Atlanta. He won the 200-yard individual medley, setting NCAA, NCAA Championships, and US Open records with a time of 1:37.69. He also won the 200-yard breaststroke and placed second in the 400-yard individual medley and the 4×100-yard freestyle relay.
2022 World Aquatics Championships
In June 2022, Marchand competed at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. He set a new French record in the 400m individual medley during preliminaries and then set European and Championship records in the final with a time of 4:04.28, winning gold. He also won gold in the 200m individual medley and silver in the 200m butterfly.
2023 NCAA Championships
In 2023, Marchand continued to excel at the NCAA Championships, winning gold in the 200-yard individual medley the 400-yard individual medley, and the 200-yard breaststroke. He also won silver in the 4×50-yard medley relay and the 4×200-yard freestyle relay and bronze in the 4×100-yard medley relay and the 4×100-yard freestyle relay.
2024 Summer Olympics
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Marchand won his first Olympic medal, a gold in the men’s 400m individual medley, and became the first French male swimmer to win an Olympic medal since 2012. 4wikipedia
Léon Marchand Net Worth
Leon is a professional French swimmer who is a millionaire but his exact net worth is not revealed.
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