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After his four gold medals gleaned at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the 22-year-old swimmer dominated the three stages of the Short Course Swimming World Cup. At the end of the Singapore race, the Toulouse rider finished as leader of the general classification.
Nine victories, three golden crowns, a European record and above all a world record. Léon Marchand enjoyed a superb tour of Asia on the occasion of the Short Course Swimming World Cup, where the four-time Olympic champion was expected on three stages before the World Championships in Budapest (December 10 to 15): in Shanghai (China), Incheon (South Korea) then Singapore.
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If he offered himself some pleasures, such as the 100 m freestyle or the 200 m freestyle this Saturday (2nd behind Duncan Scott), the Toulouse native will have especially shined in the medley races (100 m medley, 200 m 4 medley and 400 m medley) with a total of nine successes; 3 x 3, simple calculation. He will thus have weighed down his suitcases with three gold crowns.
Thanks to his performances, Léon Marchand was rewarded with a first place in the general classification of these three stages of the World Cup and will thus receive a check for 91,000 euros. After finishing first in the Shanghai stage, second in the Incheon stage, and new leader in Singapore, the 22-year-old swimmer will pocket an additional 31,000 euros (11,000 euros for a first place, 9,000 for a second ).
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Also, the TOEC Dauphins licensee won several bonuses offered by World Aquatics, whose overall prize pool for this competition is 1.1 million euros. By winning three crowns, Léon Marchand earned the right to a reward of 27,300 euros (9,100 euros for each hat-trick achieved). His world record in the 200m medley will also give him a bonus of 9,100 euros. In total, the four-time Olympic champion will leave his Asian tour with a nest egg of nearly 160,000 euros (158,400 according to calculations).
