Leon Marchand

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Full Name:	Leon Marchand
Born:	May 17th, 2002
	Toulouse, France
Nationality:	French
Status:	Active

Leon Marchand is a World Record holder, World Champion, and NCAA Champion Swimmer who represents France internationally. He was the first man to go 1:36 in the 200 IM (SCY) and 3:28 in the 400 IM (SCY). He is also the #1 performer all-time in the 400 IM (LCM) at 4:02.50, eclipsing the iconic Michael Phelps 4:03.84. College (Arizona State) 2021-2022 Coming in as a highly-touted recruit, Marchand delivered in his first season for Bob Bowman at ASU. At his first NCAA Championships, in his first individual event, he not only won his first NCAA title, but clocked the fastest 200 IM in history, touching at 1:37.69. This made him the first person ever to go under 1:38 in the event. He would go on to score silver in the 400 IM (3:34.08) and win his 2nd NCAA title in the 200 Breast, clocking 1:48.20. 2022-23 Marchand picked up where he left off during his sophomore campaign and didn't even wait until championship season to start making history. In Arizona State's dual against Cal on January 21, in his 4th swim of the day, Marchand fired off a 3:31.84 400 IM, breaking the NCAA and US Open record set by Hugo Gonzalez the previous season …

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