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Leon Marchand: 5 Things to Know About the Olympic Swimmer

The competitive swimmer won the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Learn more about Leon, here.

He earned multiple medals and broke Michael Phelps ‘ last record by more than a second after winning gold for the men’s 400-meter medley event at the 2024 games. At the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Marchand won gold in the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley, which effectively set a European record in the 400-meter IM. Léon’s dad, Xavier Marchand, and mom, Céline Bonnet, raised him into the competitive life as a swimmer.

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