2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale
- Wednesday, April 30 – Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
Leon Marchand made his 2025 racing debut today in Ft Lauderdale, competing in the 400 free and ultimately finishing 3rd in a lifetime best of 3:48.97. After the race, Marchand spoke to the media about his experiences over the last few months, from taking a step back from swimming to training in Australia (the interview was limited to 5 minutes, and he answered a mix of French and English questions).
What does “I was going there to see something else” mean? Can’t tell if it’s a hint at some other motive of his Australia trip or if I’m looking for tea when it’s really just a completely innocuous alternative phrasing of “going there to try some new training.”
While he’s been in the states for a while English is still his second language. He was at ASU for three years and Texas is a different environment but not super different since he was still with Bob. He probably wanted a different coaching style and training program for a little while and “see” what it was like before getting back to work with Bob again
Yeah I mean, young guy wanting to spend a few months in Australia and has the means to do so. I can’t blame him one bit – and he got to enjoy the fruits of his labor with some cool celebrity experiences.
Who among us wouldn’t take that? I think if Australia, in general, has proven anything, it’s that taking a few months off after the Olympics isn’t the career-ender that we’ve all been taught since we were 8 years old.
Yeah, that’s what I figured, probably just a slight ESL moment.
i thought the same thing like does leon have an aussie crush or something lmao
Where can we find the full interview?