By Léna Saint Jalmes
Published
December 29 at 4:23 p.m.,
updated December 29 at 5:15 p.m.
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Léon Marchand excels in swimming but he knows that he will have to reconvert once his sporting career is over. It's far from the basins he would like to work in, in a very particular field.
Since the Paris Olympic Games, Léon Marchand has been the new darling of the French. The swimmer who won five Olympic medals, including four gold, ends his year 2024 by winning the three races in which he participated in Reunion a few days before Christmas. Asked by The Parisian he confided in his desires for retraining, far from the pools. Once his sporting career is over, Léon Marchand does not wish to become a swimming coach or sports commentator as is the case for several athletes such as Laure Manaudou or Alain Bernard.
« Since I was little, I really liked astrophysics, astronomy and space », explained Léon Marchand to our colleagues at Parisian. « In recent years, I realized that maybe I could work in this subject “, he explained before continuing: “ So I would like to do this later. » Far from sports training, competitions and cameras, he would like “ wake up in the morning, go to a company » to work on his subjects. “ I would be the happiest in the world », Confided the multiple Olympic champion. And that's not the only dream the young athlete has. He would also like to make music. I also like music, I do mixing », specified Léon Marchand even if he thinks that it will remain more of a passion than a job.
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