Not too bad for a post-Olympic return. Léon Marchand completed the short course World Cup stage in Shanghai on Sunday with two finals. In total, the phenomenon won three and broke four French records. The pace is back and the end of the season promises to be fruitful.
After his victories on Friday and Saturday in the 100m and 200m medley, each time setting a French record (and even a European record for the 200m medley), the four-time Olympic champion from Paris won the 400m 4 on Sunday. swims.
With a time of 4:00.03, the 22-year-old from Toulouse shattered the French record for the 25m pool distance, established in 2012 by Jérémy Stravius (4:06.85). He won ahead of the Italian Alberto Razzetti and the New Zealander Lewis Clareburt.
For his fourth and final final of the weekend, the 200m breaststroke, Marchand once again showed himself to be uncompromising with the French records even if this time he remained just off the podium.
Budapest World Cup in sight
With a time of 2:02.99, he was beaten by the Australian Joshua Yong, winner in 2:01.67, the Chinese Haiyang Qin and the Dutch Caspar Corbeau. But Antoine Viquerat’s French record of 2:03.33, which dated from 2022, fell.
Léon Marchand must now participate in the next two stages of the World Cup in the 25m pool, in Incheon (South Korea, October 24 to 26) and Singapore (October 31-November 2). Enough to best prepare for the World Championships in the 25m pool, in Budapest from December 10 to 15.
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