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The Toulouse swimmer, quadruple Olympic champion, was received by YouTuber Squeezie with his brother Oscar. The opportunity for him to talk about some small practices linked to the discipline.
Having become the icon of world swimming after his four Olympics at the Paris Games this summer, Léon Marchand, who was at the Montauban inter-clubs in (almost) incognito mode, has also become the darling of the media. On all media.
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A few days ago, the Toulouse resident was the guest, with his brother Oscar, of “Micro Chaussettes”, a program presented by the Youtuber Squeezie. Enough to give rise to an interview with a very offbeat tone in which the swimmer was questioned about the importance, or not, of shaving his body to go faster in the water.
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“Does each hair removed save you a thousandth?”, asked the internet star to the swimmer who answered in the affirmative without batting an eyelid.
“There are quite a few (swimmers) who do it on purpose, they play mental, fake,” said Oscar. “Mid-season competitions, in the middle of the year where it’s less important, they arrive, They keep the provocative mustache…”
“And if you see him swimming fast there, you say to yourself ‘damn, he can swim even faster!'”, continued his eldest. Enough to provoke the hilarity of Freddy Gladieux, also present on the set.
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Léon Marchand also indicated that in major competitions, on the eve of entering the competition, during the warm-up, “we are completely shaved, we have been preparing for 6-7 months, we dive for the warm-up, and there I’m going to do 100 meters and I’m going to know if the pool is fast or not.”
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And adds about shaving: “It’s mostly mental, because you feel like you’re slipping.”
