Léon Marchand
French swimmer
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| 2024 | Léon Marchand won a total of 10 medals in the Swimming World Cup circuits, including 9 gold medals and 1 silver medal. |
| 2024 | At the Summer Olympics, Marchand wins four individual gold medals in the 200 m medley, 200 metre breaststroke, 200 metre butterfly, and 400 metre medley, becoming the fourth swimmer and third male swimmer in Olympic history to achieve this feat. |
| 2024 | Received SwimSwam Swammy Award for European Male Swimmer of the Year |
| 2024 | Knighted as a member of the Legion of Honour |
| December 15 2024 | Named World Aquatics Male Swimmer of the Year. |
| November 30 2024 | Decided to withdraw from the World Short Course Championships in Budapest due to exhaustion after the Olympic year. |
| November 1 2024 | Léon Marchand breaks World, European, and National Records in 200 m individual medley at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore, with a time of 1:48.88 |
| October 31 2024 | Léon Marchand sets European and National Records in 100 m individual medley at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Singapore, with a time of 49.92 |
| October 26 2024 | Léon Marchand achieves a National Record in 400 m individual medley at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon, South Korea, with a time of 3:58.30 |
| October 20 2024 | Léon Marchand sets a new national record (NR) in the 400 m individual medley at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, China |
| October 20 2024 | Léon Marchand sets a National Record in 200 m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, China, with a time of 2:02.99 |
| October 19 2024 | Léon Marchand breaks European (ER) and national (NR) records in the 200 m individual medley with a time of 1:50.30 at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, China |
| October 18 2024 | Léon Marchand sets a new national record (NR) in the 100 m individual medley at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, China |
| August 2 2024 | Léon Marchand sets European record in 200 m individual medley with a time of 1:54.06 at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France |
| August 2 2024 | Won his fourth Olympic gold medal in 200m medley, becoming the first French Olympian to win four gold medals at the same Olympic Games. |
| July 2024 | Won the men's 400 meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics, becoming the tenth French swimmer to become Olympic Champion and the first since 2012. |
| July 31 2024 | Léon Marchand sets Olympic Record and National Record in 200 m butterfly at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France with a time of 1:51.21 |
| July 31 2024 | Léon Marchand sets Olympic Record, European Record, and National Record in 200 m breaststroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France with a time of 2:05.85 |
| July 31 2024 | Won gold in both 200m butterfly (with Olympic record time of 1:51.21) and 200m breaststroke (with Olympic record time of 2:05.85) at the Paris Olympics. |
| May 24 2024 | Léon Marchand records 100 m breaststroke time of 59.06 at the CA Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California |
| March 30 2024 | Sets 200 yd breaststroke record of 1:46.35 at NCAA Division I Championships in Indianapolis, United States |
| March 30 2024 | Léon Marchand sets US record in 100 yd freestyle and 200 yd breaststroke at NCAA Division I Championships in Indianapolis |
| March 28 2024 | Léon Marchand achieves US record in 500 yd freestyle at NCAA Division I Championships in Indianapolis |
| March 27 2024 | Léon Marchand sets former US record in 200 yd freestyle at NCAA Division I Championships in Indianapolis |
| 2023 | Began junior year at Arizona State University, majoring in computer science while continuing his competitive swimming career. |
| 2023 | Named Swimming World Male Swimmer of the Year |
| 2023 | Received SwimSwam Swammy Award for European Male Swimmer of the Year |
| 2023 | Participated in World Championships (WC), winning multiple gold medals and achieving high placements. |
| 2023 | Contributed the fastest 100 yard breaststroke split time in NCAA history (49.23 seconds) to a bronze medal in the 4×100 yard medley relay, setting a program record time of 2:59.18. |
| 2023 | Marchand anchored the 4×200 yard freestyle relay, helping win silver and setting a new program record with a split time of 1:28.42, the fastest in NCAA history. |
| July 27 2023 | Marchand sets European and national record in 200m individual medley with a time of 1:54.82 at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka |
| July 26 2023 | Marchand sets national record in 200m butterfly with a time of 1:52.43 at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka |
| July 23 2023 | Léon Marchand breaks world record in 400 m individual medley at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan with a time of 4:02.50 |
| June 2023 | Won gold medal and national title in 200m individual medley at the French Elite Swimming Championships, finishing first with a time of 1:56.25. |
| June 2023 | Won gold medal in 200m butterfly at the French Elite Swimming Championships with a time of 1:55.79. |
| June 2023 | Won gold medal and national title in 400m individual medley at the French Elite Swimming Championships, achieving a World Championships qualifying time of 4:10.57. |
| June 12 2023 | Léon Marchand sets 200 m freestyle record of 1:46.44 at the French Elite Championships in Rennes, France |
| June 11 2023 | Improves national record for 200 m breaststroke to 2:06.59 at French Elite Championships in Rennes |
| April 2023 | Competed at the TYR Pro Swim Series, winning multiple events: 400m individual medley (4:07.80), 200m butterfly (1:55.58), 200m breaststroke (2:10.52), and 200m individual medley (1:55.69). |
| March 24 2023 | Léon Marchand sets US record in 400 yd individual medley at NCAA Division I Championships in Minneapolis |
| March 23 2023 | Léon Marchand sets US record in 200 yd individual medley at NCAA Division I Championships in Minneapolis |
| March 4 2023 | Contributed to Arizona State Sun Devils winning their first team Pac-12 Conference Championships title, with Marchand's performances helping the team score 897.5 points. |
| March 4 2023 | Broke the US Open and NCAA records in the 200 yard breaststroke, winning the conference title with a personal best time of 1:47.67, surpassing Will Licon's 2017 record of 1:47.91. |
| March 3 2023 | Improves 400 yd individual medley record to 3:31.57 at Pac-12 Conference Championships in Federal Way, United States |
| March 3 2023 | Set new US Open and NCAA records in the 400 yard individual medley, winning the conference title with a time of 3:31.57 and establishing conference, Championships, and program records. |
| March 2 2023 | Won his second consecutive conference title in the 200 yard individual medley, lowering the Championships record by 1.84 seconds with a time of 1:37.81. |
| March 1 2023 | Helped Arizona State win the Pac-12 Conference Championships 4×50 yard medley relay, setting a conference and Championships record with a 22.98 breaststroke split. |
| March 1 2023 | Contributed to the 4×200 yard freestyle relay win, setting a new Arizona State swim program record with a lead-off time of 1:30.77. |
| January 21 2023 | Breaks 400 yd individual medley record with 3:31.84 at Cal vs. ASU Dual Meet in Tempe, United States at age 20 |
| January 21 2023 | Léon Marchand set new NCAA and US Open records in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 3:31.84 during a dual meet against the California Golden Bears. |
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