Leon Marchand 4:07.80 400 IM Pro Swim Record in Westmont | RACE ANALYSIS

2023 PRO SWIM SERIES – WESTMONT

Leon Marchand threw down a 4:07.80 400 IM to break the Pro Swim Series record… in April. Less than 3 weeks after what may have been the best NCAA performance in history. The sad part is… is felt a little ‘meh’.

Now, I KNOW this is an insane time, especially for in-season. It again indicates that Michael Phelps’ last individual world record is on borrowed time. However, this is the star effect. Once you’ve swum at such a high level, people start expecting fast swims all the time. I sank Leon swimming an “eye-popping” time this weekend and to me, this doesn’t quite make the cut.

IT WAS CLOSE. 4:06-high or even 4:07-low would have been in contention. But when you go 3:28 in the scy 400 IM, it sets the bar pretty dang high.

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John26
11 months ago

4:07 is probably equivalent to a 3:31 SCY

Mr Piano
11 months ago

He just went the fasted non-tapered 400 IM in history. That’s pretty eye popping.

Eric Angle
Reply to  Mr Piano
11 months ago

I think this is the right perspective to have.

Lisa
Reply to  Mr Piano
11 months ago

He’s either gonna break or going really close to the world record this summer.

Eric Angle
11 months ago

I suspect Marchand wanted to go 4:06 or even 4:05, but I actually think that was a very solid swim for him and Foster.

Last year at this meet he went 4:10.38 and then went 6.10 seconds faster (4:04.28) at worlds a few months later. If Marchand dropped the same 6.10 seconds in Fukuoka, that would put him at 4:01.70, which I think we can all agree would be a huge swim.

Before Phelps went 4:03.84 in Beijing, he was 10.24 seconds slower in February (4:14.08).

I think the LCM 400 IM is particularly hard to swim near your best unrested. Marchand’s 3:31 in January shows he can swim a 400 IM fast unrested, but it may be harder to do… Read more »

Last edited 11 months ago by Eric Angle
Greenangel
Reply to  Eric Angle
11 months ago

But it seems to me that Phelps swam a huge 4.05:25 WR in June 2008 during US trials in Omaha.

Eric Angle
Reply to  Greenangel
11 months ago

You are correct, however I was assuming that Phelps got some rest for trials.

Swimmerguy94
11 months ago

3:28 is impressive but yards doesn’t mean shit lol

Andrew
11 months ago

watch him flinch at the start, should’ve DQed lol

such an evident flinch and ppl have been DQed for way less

phelpsfan
11 months ago

Not impressive

bubo
Reply to  phelpsfan
11 months ago

Would have won the 2021 Fraudlympics 400IM by a landslide

Deets
Reply to  bubo
11 months ago

Fraud?

Nick
Reply to  phelpsfan
11 months ago

come on, it’s mid-season now, and good results usually come out at the end of the season. Marchand is great, but he is human not god,do not expect too much。

Miws
11 months ago

Didn’t he DQ at the start?

SwimDad
Reply to  Miws
11 months ago

18 meters underwater at the start and it wasn’t called by anyone.

Eric Angle
Reply to  SwimDad
11 months ago

I don’t think under water footage is sufficient in this case, and unfortunately it only shows that breakout under waterhttps://www.youtube.com/live/mZod2pGFWYQ?feature=share&t=5342

Hopper
11 months ago

Idk seems pretty eye popping to me

Eric Angle
Reply to  Hopper
11 months ago

Agreed. As Mr Piano mentioned, that is surely the fastest non-tapered 400 IM in history.

Mr Piano
Reply to  Eric Angle
11 months ago

Didn’t break MP’s world record in season? Kinda mid

Classic_Swimmer
Reply to  Eric Angle
11 months ago

Nobody’s ever tapered.

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