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Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.69 seconds

Léon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Singapore, ...

Léon Marchand breaks long-standing 200-meter individual medley world record at World Aquatics Championships

French swimmer Léon Marchand took more than a second off the 200-meter individual medley world record on Wednesday to shatter ...

Leon Marchand sets first world record at World Aquatics C’ships in Singapore

He clocked 1:52.69 at the WCH Arena, taking more than a second off Ryan Lochte’s previous mark of 1:54.00 set in 2009. Read ...
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Sleepless in Singapore: Marchand wins gold, day after world record

French swimming superstar Leon Marchand won 200m medley world gold on Thursday despite having struggled to sleep after ...

Four-time Olympic gold-medal winner Léon Marchand is back and chasing more world records

SINGAPORE (AP) — Léon Marchand’s life changed drastically after he won four gold medals a year ago in the Paris Olympics. He ...

Léon Marchand rides post-Olympic wave into World Championships in Singapore

Since winning four gold medals at the Olympics last year, the French swimmer has been learning to live with his newfound fame ...

Marvellous Marchand sparkles on return to global stage with 200 medley world record

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand returned to the global stage with a bang on Wednesday by shattering the 200 ...