Léon Marchand

Léon Marchand (born 17 May 2002) is a French swimmer. He is the French record holder in the long course 200 metre individual medley and 400 metre individual medley. He competed in the 400 metre individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing sixth in the final. At the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, he won NCAA titles in the 200 yard breaststroke and 200 yard individual medley.

Léon Marchand
Personal information
Nationality France
Born (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002
Toulouse, France
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, individual medley, butterfly
College teamArizona State University[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
World Junior Championships
2019 Budapest400 m medley
European Junior Championships
2019 Kazan200 m breaststroke
2019 Kazan400 m medley
Representing the Arizona State Sun Devils
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 2 2 0
Total 2 2 0
By race
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
200 y breaststroke 1 0 0
200 y medley 1 0 0
400 y medley 0 1 0
4×100 y freestyle 0 1 0
Total 2 2 0
NCAA Championships
2022 Atlanta 200 y breaststroke
2022 Atlanta 200 y medley
2022 Atlanta 400 y medley
2022 Atlanta 4×100 y freestyle

Career

2019 World Junior Championships
2019 World Junior Championships
400 m individual medley 4:16.37 (NR)

In August 2019, at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Marchand won the bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a French record time of 4:16.37.[2][3] 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.[4]

2020 Summer Olympics
See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Marchand qualified in his first event for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 2021 French Elite Swimming Championships in Chartres, making the French Olympic Team in the 400 metre individual medley with a personal best and French record time of 4:09.65.[5][6][7] At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Marchand placed sixth in the 400 metre individual medley with a 4:11.16, tenth in the 4×100 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.[8][9]

2022 NCAA Championships
2022 NCAA Championships
200 yd individual medley 1:37.69 (CR)
200 yd breaststroke 1:48.20
400 yd individual medley 3:34.08
4×100 yd freestyle 2:46.40

At the 2022 NCAA Championships in March in Atlanta, United States, Marchand won his first individual NCAA title of his freshman year for the Arizona State Sun Devils in the 200 yard individual medley, winning the event and setting new NCAA, NCAA Championships, 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 Caeleb Dressel in 2018 (NCAA and US Open records) and 1:38.14 set by Andrew Seliskar in 2019 (NCAA Championships record).[10][11] It was the first time since 2000 that a man from the Arizona State University swim program won an individual title in swimming at a NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.[12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15][16]

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 San Antonio, United States, with a time of 1:56.95 and won the silver medal behind Shaine Casas who finished in 1:56.70.[17][18]

International championships
Meet 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 butterfly 100 individual medley 200 individual medley 400 individual medley 4×100 medley relay
EJC 2019N/A4th
WJC 201915th10th7thN/A7th
ESC 201930th22nd25th8th
EC 202028th14thN/ADNS
OG 202014thN/A18th6th10th

Records

Long course metres (50 m pool)
No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Ref
1 400 m individual medley 4:16.37 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest, Hungary 24 August 2019 17 Former [2][3]
2 400 m individual medley (2) 4:14.97 FFN Golden Tour – Marseille Marseille 21 March 2021 18 Former [3][19]
3 400 m individual medley (3) 4:09.65 2021 French Elite Swimming Championships Chartres 15 June 2021 19 Current [5][6][7]
4 200 m individual medley 1:56.95 2022 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio San Antonio, United States 2 April 2022 19 Current [17][18]

Short course yards (25 yd pool)
No. Event Time Meet Location Date Age Status Ref
1 200 yd individual medley 1:37.69 2022 NCAA Championships Atlanta, United States 24 March 2022 19 Current [10][11]

Awards and honours

References
  1. Keith, Braden (27 March 2022). "2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. FINA (24 August 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. Kehoe, Lydia Ferrari (20 March 2021). "Leon Marchand Downs Own French National Record In 400 IM". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. FINA (25 August 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. "Championnats de France Elite - 50 m: Résultats 400 4 Nages Messieurs" (in French). French Swimming Federation. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. Byrnes, Liz (15 June 2021). "Leon Marchand Goes 4:09.65 For French 400IM Record At Olympic Trials; Duhamel & Lesaffre Book Tickets". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. Pecoraro, Nick (15 June 2021). "19-Year-Old ASU Commit Leon Marchand Sets French 400 IM Record At 4:09.65". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. "Swimming MARCHAND Leon - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". ..
  9. Omega Timing; Atos (1 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. De George, Matthew (24 March 2022). "2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Leon Marchand Breaks Dressel 200 IM Mark with 1:37.69". Swimming World. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. Gibbs, Robert (24 March 2022). "Freshman Leon Marchand Takes Down Caeleb Dressel 200 IM Record With 1:37.69". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  12. "Freshmen Sates, Marchand win swimming events at NCAAs". New Haven Register. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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  14. "Cal takes men's swimming and diving crown back from Texas". ESPN. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  15. Rieder, David (25 March 2022). "NCAA Men's Championships: Hugo Gonzalez Crushes Chase Kalisz's 400 IM Record With 3:32.88". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  16. Rieder, David (26 March 2022). "NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Finishes Meet on High Note With 400 Free Relay Triumph". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  17. Penland, Spencer (2 April 2022). "Leon Marchand Shatters French Record In 200 IM At PSS San Antonio – 1:56.95". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  18. "Casas clocks top 200m medley time of 2022". France 24. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  19. "FFNGT Camille Muffat n°2 - Meeting Open de la Méditerranée - 50 m: Résultats 400 4 Nages Messieurs" (in French). French Swimming Federation. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  20. Arizona State Sun Devils (28 March 2022). "Marchand Named CSCAA Men's Swimmer of the Year; 13 Sun Devils Earn All-America Honors". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  21. D'Addona, Dan (29 March 2022). "CSCAA Awards: Kate Douglass, Lean Marchand Lead Year End Honorees". Swimming World. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  22. De George, Matthew (8 April 2022). "Pac-12 Swimming Awards: Leon Marchand Sweeps Swimmer, Freshman of Year". Swimming World. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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