Swimmer Léon Marchand has dazzled at the Paris Olympics so far, winning gold and winning over a country who loves to support him. Olympic host France is basking in the glory of hosting these ...

NANTERRE, France - You couldn't stage Léon Marchand's coronation any ... emerged as the next big name in international Olympic swimming. Marchand, age 22, had never won a gold medal before ...

By Jenny Vrentas Reporting from Tucson, Ariz., and Paris The French swimmer Léon Marchand understood that he would be his country’s marquee athlete at the Paris Games, and he surely is.

Léon Marchand earns first career Olympic gold medal in 400-meter individual medley. When Marchand climbed out of the pool, using his starting block to pull himself out instead of swimming to the ...

Arizona State junior Léon Marchand is becoming the face ... Bowman recently left ASU to become the director of swimming at Texas. Marchand turned professional following the NCAA season after ...

It might go down as the greatest single-day performance from a swimmer — ever. Arizona State junior Léon Marchand, who turned professional following the NCAA season after leading the Sun Devils ...

The competitive swimmer won the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Learn more about Leon, here. Léon Marchand has taken the 2024 Olympics by storm. The prominent ...

LEON Marchand is seen by many as the natural successor to GOAT Michael Phelps after obliterating his world record in 2023. Here's everything you need to know about the hottest swimmer on the ...

“Léon! Léon! Léon ... better half of 15,000 people chanting one person’s name and watching swimming live.” Marchand climbed out of the pool and stared at the scoreboard.

And for Alain Bernard, France’s most successful Olympic swimmer and a double gold medallist, the pressure facing Marchand is like nothing he has ever seen. “I can’t imagine the pressure he ...