3:31.57 IN THE 400 IM FOR LÉON MARCHAND ??
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 4, 2023
IT'S THE NEW FASTEST TIME IN HISTORY ??
?? @Pac12Network | #Pac12Swim pic.twitter.com/3lL80L1XNE
CAN'T MAKE IT UP ??
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 5, 2023
Léon Marchand wins the 200 breast at 1:47.67, an ALL-TIME RECORD ??????
?? @Pac12Network | #Pac12Swim pic.twitter.com/0PtFSe4pSz
Back in Tempe and ready for more ??
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) August 22, 2022
What's @leon_marchand have in store for his sophomore season? ??
LÉON MARCHAND WINS THE 200 IM AT 1:37.69, THE FASTEST TIME IN NCAA HISTORY!!! pic.twitter.com/vlT0HOohwr
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 24, 2022
Story ?? on the journeys of Jarod Arroyo and Léon Marchand, who were Olympians before ever competing for the Sun Devils.
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) November 15, 2021
"It was just insane to live this experience. I think the thing I will remember the most is that everybody was in the same place, from every country."
We found @leon_marchand's weakness ??????? pic.twitter.com/xbKp4O0ftT
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) January 18, 2022
--MUST WATCH: Marchand’s History-Making 400 IM Race
--Léon Marchand lights up swimming worlds with 400 medley win
Katie Ledecky retakes 400m freestyle at swim worlds; Michael Phelps’ last record rattled (Olympics.com); Léon Marchand finished with second-best time in history behind Phelps’ world record)
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/06/18/katie-ledecky-chase-kalisz-carson-foster-swimming-world-championships/
World Championships: Léon Marchand Threatens Michael Phelps’ World Record En Route to 400 IM Gold (Swimming World Magazine)
https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/world-championships-leon-marchand-threatens-michael-phelps-world-record-en-route-to-400-im-gold/
Born to Medley, Marchand Closes in on Phelps (Barrons)
https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/born-to-medley-marchand-closes-in-on-phelps-01655583908
Léon Marchand: “I feel capable of fighting with the best swimmers in the world” (Olympics.com)
https://olympics.com/en/news/leon-marchand-world-championships-fighting-the-best-swimmers
ACCOLADES
- Holds World Record in 400m IM (4:02.50), set on July 23, 2023 at the World Aquatic Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
- 5x World Aquatics Champion (2022, 2023)
- 2022 (200m IM, 400m IM)
- 2023 (200m butterfly, 200m IM, 400m IM)
- 3x CSCAA Division I Men's Swimmer of the Year (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 3x Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Year (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 10x NCAA Champion
- 2022 (200 IM, 200 breast)
- 2023 (200 IM, 200 breast, 400 IM)
- 2024 (500 free, 400 IM, 200 breast, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay)
- 17x Pac-12 Champion
- 2022 (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast and 800 free relay)
- 2023 (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay)
- 2024 (500 free, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay)
- 21x CSCAA All-American
- 2022 (200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay)
- 2023 (200 breast, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay, 400 IM, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay)
- 2024 (500 free, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay)
- 2022 Pac-12 Men's Freshman of the Year
- 3x Pac-12 Championship Swimmer of the Meet (2022, 2023 and 2024)
- Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Month (Nov. 2022)
- 2x Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 24 & Feb. 7)
- Holds school records in six events: 100 free, 500 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM)
- Holds NCAA records in the 200 IM, 200 breast, 500 free, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay
- Named a 2023 Second-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators.
- Named the CSCAA Division I Men's Swimmer of the Year & Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Year for the third consecutive season
- Won the 200 breast, 400 IM, 500 free, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay at the NCAA Championships (3/27-3/30) as the Sun Devil men won the program's first NCAA title. Also was second in the 800 free relay and 200 medley relay
- Won the 500 free, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay at the Pac-12 Championships (3/6-3/9) to help the Sun Devil men repeat as conference champions. Set NCAA records in the 500 free and 200 medley relay. He's now 9-for-9 in his career at the Pac-12 Championships. Named the Pac-12 Championship Swimmer of the Meet.
- Won the 100 fly and 200 fly at No. 23 Arizona (2/10), and placed second in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay
- Won the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM at No. 3 California (1/20), while also taking second in the 200 medley relay
- Won all four events he swam at No. 9 Stanford (1/19): 200 medley relay, 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM
- Won the 200 free, 100 breast and 400 free relay vs. GCU (1/6), while also taking second in the 200 medley relay
- Won the 200 medley relay at the midseason NC State Invite (11/16-11/18)
- Won all four events he swam against No. 16 USC: 100 fly, 200 medley relay, 100 breast and 200 breast.
- Took first in the 100m fly and 200m free in an exhibition meet with No. 4 NC State (10/21) swimming LCM events
- Went 4-for-4 in evens he competed against No. 4 NC State (10/20): 200 medley relay, 100 breast, 500 free and 400 free relay
- Won all four events he swam vs. UNLV (10/6): 400 medley relay, 200 fly, 200 back and 400 IM
- Went 4-for-4 in events he competed in vs. Georgia (9/23): 200 medley relay, 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM
- Won all three events he competed in swimming LCM in season opener vs. Georgia (9/22): 200m IM, 150m back and 400m medley relay
- Named the CSCAA Division I Men's Swimmer of the Year & Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive season
- Helped the Sun Devils take second at the NCAA Championships (3/22-3/25) for the first time in program history by winning the 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM, setting NCAA records in each. Also took second in the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay and third in the 400 medley relay and 400 free relay. His five career NCAA titles are the most in Sun Devil Men's history. Also capped off a perfect season in which he won all 27 individual events he raced in this year.
- Won the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay at the Pac-12 Championships (3/1-3/4), helping the Sun Devil Men win their first conference title in program history. Set NCAA records in the 400 IM and 200 breast. He's now 6-for-6 in his career at the Pac-12 Championships. Also took second in the 400 free relay. Named the Pac-12 Championship Swimmer of the Meet.
- Won the 100 back and 500 free in the regular season finale win against Arizona (2/4).
- Won the 100 breast, 200 breast and 400 IM in the victory against No. 2 Cal (1/21). Set a new NCAA record in the 400 IM with his winning time of 3:31.84.
- Won the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM in the win against No. 12 Stanford (1/20)
- Won every event he competed in at the midseason NC State Invite (11/17-11/19), which included the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and the 400 medley relay. Set school records in the 200 fly and 400 IM.
- Won the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 free relay in the Pac-12 opener against USC (11/4)
- Won the 400 medley relay, 100 breast, 200 back and 400 IM in the team's home opener against Wisconsin (10/22)
- In the team's tri-meet against Georgia and Missouri (10/1), he went a perfect 4-for-4, winning the 200 fly, 200 breast, 200 IM and the 400 free relay
- Began his sophomore campaign in the season opener at Georgia (9/30) by winning the 150 breast, 3x200 IM relay and the 400 back/breast relay
- A CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American
- Named the CSCAA's Division I Men's Swimmer of the Year and an All-American in the 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay
- Named the Pac-12 Freshman & Men's Swimmer of the Year
- Helped the Sun Devils place 6th overall in the team standings at the NCAA Championships for their highest finish since 1982 by winning the 200 IM and 200 breast (set an NCAA record in the 200 IM at 1:37.69). Also raced in the 400 IM (2nd), 400 free relay (2nd), 800 free relay (5th), 200 free relay (6th) and 400 medley relay (8th). Named the Swimmer of the Meet and the Freshman of the Year via SwimSwam's annual Swammy Awards.
- Named the Swimmer of the Meet at his first Pac-12 Championships, in which he won the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast and 800 free relay, while placing 2nd in the 400 medley relay and 400 free relay (3/2-3/5)
- In the regular season finale against Arizona, won the 200 fly, 200 breast, 200 back and 200 medley relay (2/5)
- Won the 200 breast and 400 IM and finished second in the 200 fly and 200 medley relay against Cal (1/22)
- Won the 200 back and 200 IM and finished second in the 100 back and 200 medley relay against Stanford (1/21)
- Had a record-setting week at the NC State Invite, in which he set school records in the 200 fly (1:40.86), 200 IM (1:40.80), 400 IM (3:35.62), 800 free relay (6:10.86), while also finishing third in the 400 medley relay and fifth in the 400 free relay
- Made his highly-anticipated Sun Devil debut on 11/6 against USC, in which he won the 200 fly, 200 back, 200 IM and placed second in the 200 medley relay. His 1:43.69 in the 200 IM was the fastest time in the nation for the event and the fourth-best time in program history.
| Léon Marchand's Best Times in 2022-23 |
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| EVENT TIME MEET |
| 100 BR 52.00 M&G (9/23/22) |
| 200 BR 1:57.67 UGA/MIZZ(10/1/22) |
| 100 BK 46.47 M&G (9/23/22) |
| 200 BK 1:42.82 WISC (10/22/22) |
| 100 FLY 45.68 M&G (9/23/22) |
| 200 FLY 1:43.21 WISC (10/22/22) |
| 100 FR 42.53 M&G (9/23/22) |
| 100 IM 46.63 M&G (9/23/22) |
| 200 IM 1:44.32 UGA/MIZZ (10/1/22) |
| 400 IM 3:41.59 WISC (10/22/22) |
PRIOR TO ASU
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French record holder in the 400 IM at 4:09.65 for the French Olympic trials
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No. 4 all-time in European history
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Holds 1 Bronze medal at the World Junior Swimming Championships and 2 bronze medals at the European Junior Championships
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Son of Xavier Marchand, 1996/2000 Olympian and 1998 World runner-up, and 1992 Olympian Céline Bonnet.
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Competed in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
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Men’s 200m Butterfly
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Men’s 200m Individual Medley
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Men’s 4x10m Medley Relay