World Swimming Championships: Léon Marchand champion in the 200m medley

Who else but him? "King Leon" once again dazzled the Singapore pool with his talent this Thursday, July 31, to retain his world title in the 200m individual medley. After a race controlled from start to finish, the hero of the Paris Olympics touched the wall before everyone else, in 1 min 53 sec 68, the second best time of all time... after that achieved by the Frenchman on Wednesday, when he broke the world record . He now holds six world titles, including three consecutive ones in this distance.

The four-time French Olympic champion came to Singapore with a lighter schedule, deciding to compete in just two races and forgoing the 200m butterfly and breaststroke, with the idea of using the opportunity to aim for the 200m individual medley world record and win two titles in the process. So far, the plan is working perfectly.

He can now calmly prepare for his second mission: to retain his title in the 400m medley, a distance in which he also holds the best world time, a record he set at the last World Championships in Fukuoka in 2023. A repeat performance on Sunday?

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