Some already consider him the Michael Phelps of France, and Leon Marchand came to the U.S. to train under Phelps’ coach @coach_bowman, winning an NCAA title together for @ASUSwimDive. Next goal for @leon_marchand: shining at home in the Paris Olympics. https://t.co/eiwvCcoy7s
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) July 23, 2024
--With plenty of swimming stars at the 2024 Olympics, France's Marchand may shine brightest (by Paul Newberry, AP News/July 8, 2024)
--NCAA Swim of the Year (Male): Before World Record Heroics, Leon Marchand Dazzles in Short Course Yards (David Rieder, Swimming World Magazine/Dec. 26, 2023)
-Sun Devil Swimming’s Marchand Striving for Olympic Gold (by Scott Bordow, ASU News/July 10, 2023)
-Swimming prodigy Leon Marchand completes perfect season; becomes first NCAA champ since Natalie Coughlin to do so (Kinal Singh, March 31, 2023/SportsKeeda)
-Not the next Michael Phelps: Léon Marchand solidies own path to swimming stardom at ASU (Noah Furtado, Cronkite News/March 28, 2023)
-Eight stats that prove Léon Marchand is on another level (SwimSwam/March 28, 2023)
-Léon Marchand Leads ASU to Highest Finish at NCAA Championships in Program History (Eddie Mabanglo, State Press/March 28, 2023)
-Outstanding NCAAs By Leon Marchand a Special Moment for His Olympic Family (Matthew De George, SwimmingWorld/March 28, 2023)
-LÉON KING: Meet Léon Marchand, college sensation swimmer tipped to be next Michael Phelps after making a splash on big stage (Bob Williams, The U.S. Sun/March 28, 2023)
-Léon Marchand becomes first NCAA champ since Natalie Coughlin to compete perfect season (by YanYan Li, SwimSwam/Mar. 27, 2023)
-The Next Michael Phelps May Be a 20-Year-Old Frenchman (Wall Street Journal/March 26, 2023)
-Arizona State’s Léon Marchand breaks his NCAA swim record (Associated Press/March 23, 2023)
-ARIZONA STATE STAR LÉON MARCHAND SHARES ADVICE HE RECEIVED FROM MICHAEL PHELPS (Riley Overend, SwimSwam/March 9, 2023)
-Sun Devil Men's Swim Media Availability with Coach Bowman & Léon Marchand (March 7, 2023)
-Sun Devil Men's Swim Media Availability with Coach Bowman & Léon Marchand (February 1, 2023)
-BOB BOWMAN ON LEON MARCHAND: “REMINDING ME OF MICHAEL (PHELPS) IN 2003” (Coleman Hodges, SwimSwam/January 23, 2023
-Léon Marchand Uncorks Three Nation-Leading Times as Arizona State Routs Stanford (Matthew De George, Swimming World/January 20, 2023)
-With Home Olympics Calling, Leon Marchand Eager to Embrace Challenges Ahead (Matthew De George, Swimming World/October 4, 2022)
-'Greatest show on surf': Léon Marchand posied to be ASU's next superstar (Joseph Eigo, Cronkite News/October 3, 2022)
-Michael Phelps keeps close eye on swimming’s new international stars (NBC Sports/September 23, 2022)
-Léon Marchand is France’s new swimming star in perfect timing for Paris Olympics (Nick Zaccardi/NBC Sports, September 14, 2022)
Thank you @coach_bowman @loganhirka @SirHerb_the3rd @HousetheMouse @iCODYBYBEE you guys created something unique at ASU?? And like SirHerb said: « It’s only the end of the beginning »
— ??Léon?? (@leon_marchand) March 26, 2023
The future is bright ???
The legend of Léon Marchand grows by the day.
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 26, 2023
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?????????????? ???? ?????? ????????: Leon Marchand, ASU ??#BackThePac | #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/FL0FI191Q4
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) March 30, 2023
Leon Marchand just redefined what we thought was possible in the 400 IM
— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) March 24, 2023
3:28.82 to become the first swimmer sub-3:30 in the event and he did it BY A MILE ??
SPLITS:
FLY - 47.10
BACK - 52.20
BREAST - 58.59
FREE - 50.93 pic.twitter.com/l8QGYUShnN
FASTEST TIME IN HISTORY ??
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 4, 2023
Who else other than @ASUSwimDive's Léon Marchand?! pic.twitter.com/Ls9SEqbBL9
Undefeated season ??@ASUSwimDive's Léon Marchand is the 2023 @CSCAA Swimmer of the Year. pic.twitter.com/ymFHIEF56Z
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) March 28, 2023
During the third day of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Léon Marchand annihilated his own NCAA and US Open record in the 400 IM in short course yards. With 3:28.82, he became the first swimmer sub-3:31, 3:30 and 3:29 in one fell swoop. pic.twitter.com/inY0aXkNQR
— Swimming Stats (@SwimmingStats) March 24, 2023
Sun Devil swimmer @leon_marchand is absolutely dominating at the NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving championships. https://t.co/se85ZTHZ6S
— State of the Sun Devils (@AZSportsDevils) March 25, 2023