Last two years se Leon Marchand ko World ka best swimmer mana jata raha hai, unhone Michael Phelps & Ryan Lochte ki tarah individual medley events me apna dominance continue rakha, jabki 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke me bhi wo World ke best swimmer bane. Jab Marchand ne Paris Olympics me 4 individual gold medals jeete, toh wo Phelps aur Mark Spitz ke saath ak hi game me itni success achieve karne wale akmatra player ban gaye.
Lekin Marchand long course me jitne dominant ban gaye hain, wo short course me usse bhi better hain, iska credit paani ke andar dolphin kicks ko jata hai jo Phelps & Lochte se bhi jada powerful hai. Apne signature event, 400 IM ke yard version me, Marchand history me kisi bhi aur player se 4 second aage sabse achha time rakhte hain, aur bhi Marchand ki versatility expand 25-yard course se aur bhi badh jaati hai; 2023 and 2024 NCA championship me unhone history me sabse fast sprint breaststroke relay splits post kiye.
Unhone kabhi bhi international level par freestyle me compete nahi kiya hai, lekin NCAA se unke yard ke time par consider karein: 100 free me unke 40.28 relay lead-off ne unhe ab tak ka third fastest man bana diya (ab 4th) aur jab unhone Arizona State ke 800 free relay ko represent kiya, toh unhone 200 free me 1:29 se kam time me first man banne ke liye 1:28.97 ka time liya (Halanki Luke Hobson ne do din baad individual event me swimming ki). End me, 500 free me Marchand ne jo achieve kiya wo all-time great collegiate performances me se ak tha.
Arizona State me apne first two years ke during, Marchand ki NCAA Championship lineup me IM events ke saath-saath 200 breaststroke bhi shaamil the. Lekin 3rd year me, unhone Pac-12 championship me 200 IM ke bajay 500 free ka option choose kiya aur unhone 4:06.18 ke time ke saath NCAA and US open ke record break kiye, jo Kiran Smith ke last record se 14-hundredth mark kam tha. Uss performance ke saath-saath Sun Devils’ ki roster me Hubert Kos and Owen McDonald ki presence ne Marchand and head coach Bob Bowman ko convince kiya ki unhe national level par 500 free ke saath rahna chahiye.
Jab wo Indianapolis pahoche, toh Marchand ne iss event me 2 former NCAA champions Texas ke Luke Hobson (2023) and Georgia ke Jake Magahey (2024) se battle kiya. Lekin Marchand ne race me participate kiya aur kisi ko bhi kareeb aane nahi diya, 50 yards ke baad ak second se jada aur 100 ke baad lagbhag 2 second se aage chal rahe the. Unhone field and record pace dono par lead banana continue rakha aur unhone 4:02.31 ke ak otherworldly time me race complete ki.
Hobson and Magahey dono ne ak saal pahle iss event me jeet ka time surpass kar liya, lekin dono four-and-a-half seconds se pichhe rahe.
Long course me, Marchand ko 400 free me Smith jaise swimmers ko harane me struggle karna pada, ak aisa event jisme Smith Tokyo me Olympic bronze medalist the. Lekin Marchand ne har ak lap ke aadhe part me paani ke neeche kick maari, ye ak aisi strategy hai jo butterfly and breaststroke event me common hai lekin long freestyle event me unheard hai. Unhone iss strategy ko perfectly execute kiya aur apne hi record ko lagbhag 4 second se pichhe chhod diya.
Uss NCAA Championships ke baad, jisme Marchand ne Arizona State ko apna first-ever national title dilaya, wo apne dominating Olympic performance se first professional ban gaye, aur baaki men se 500 free me Marchand dwara history me banaye gaye gap ko kar diya hai. November me, Carson Foster ne American record break karne ke liye 4:05.81 ka time liya, aur kuch minutes baad, Rex Maurer ne 4:04.45 ke time ke saath uss record ko break kar diya. Interesting baat ye hai ki wo dono men ab Texas me Bowman ke guidance me training lete hain.
Of course, Marchand abhi bhi off-event me kisi bhi anya se 2 second aage hain, aur Maurer, Hobson and others ke achhi tarah se swimming ke baawjood, ummeed nahi hai ki 4:02 ka time jaldi me touch kiya ja sakega.
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