Léon Marchand will return to competition next weekend in Shanghai, during the first round of the Swimming World Cup. It will be interesting to see which discipline he aligns with.
The rest is coming soon. The road to the Los Angeles Olympics begins in a week for Léon Marchand, who will return to competition, almost three months after his exploits at the Paris Games.
The Frenchman will compete in the three stages of the Swimming World Cup, the short course world cup, with a first stage in Shanghai, from October 18 to 20, then a trip to Korea with Incheon (from October 24 to 26) and in Singapore (October 31 to November 2). The medium-term objective is to prepare for the short course world championships in December in Budapest. In the long term, it will be interesting to see Léon Marchand’s evolution as a swimmer. Its new objectives, its areas of progress.
Léon Marchand in 100 meters freestyle?
Bob Bowman, one of the coaches of the French phenomenon, gave some trends after the Paris Olympics. “I think you’ll see him compete in different events and see what happens. He will certainly consider not settling for the 400 medley.”he confided to the American specialized press.
In Shanghai, Léon Marchand is currently registered in five events: three distances where he was a gold medalist in Paris (200m breaststroke, 200m medley, 400m medley). We must add the 100 meter medley (which is not on the Olympic program) and especially the 100 meter freestyle. Crawl is clearly a discipline where Léon Marchand can still improve, even if we probably imagine him more comfortable in the 200 or 400 meters, like Michael Phelps in his time. But in a small pool, with its magical flows, it will be interesting to see where it stands, especially if it comes up against the reference Pan Zhanle…
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