Léon Marchand at the 2024 Olympics: times and dates of his next races, his full program

Léon Marchand is back this Tuesday, July 30 with a crazy program.

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13:45 – À what to follow Léon Marchand tonight ?

The Frenchman will be entered in 2… Or maybe 3 races with the 4x200m relay. On paper, the Frenchman is not expected, but maybe he will do the race despite his 200m breaststroke a few minutes before…

• 8:44 PM or 8:52 PM: 200m butterfly semi-final
• 9:59 PM or 10:07 PM: 200m breaststroke semi-final
• 10:15 PM: men's 4x200m relay ?

13:23 – Léon Marchand qualified

As for the 200m butterfly, Léon Marchand managed his race in the 200m breaststroke and went to the semi-finals with the third time overall. See you tonight.

11:17 – Léon Marchand 2nd

The Frenchman kept some in this first morning series. He finished 2nd in the series, and 6th overall.

11:14 – Start of the series for Léon Marchand

First series of the day for the Frenchman with the 200 butterfly.

11:02 – Marchand's impasse on the 4x200m relay

He could have done the race, but the ultra-loaded schedule de Léon Marchand was right to participate in the 4x200m freestyle.

10:01 – His program for the day

The swimmer, Olympic champion in the 400m medley, will be back in the pools from 11 a.m. for the heats. Two hours will separate those of the 200m butterfly and the 200m breaststroke. Here is his program:

• Tuesday, July 30, 11:11 a.m.: 200m butterfly series
• Tuesday July 30, 1:03 p.m.: 200m breaststroke series
• Tuesday July 30, 8:42 p.m.: 200m butterfly semi-final
• Tuesday July 30, 9:47 p.m.: 200m breaststroke semi-final

Léon Marchand won the gold medal in the 400 meter medley for his first race at the Paris Olympics. The Frenchman didn'leté no chance &agrav; his opponents by finishing several seconds ahead at the end of a race which turned out to be very difficult. &agrav; the demonstration, an Olympic record as a bonus. The Toulouse swimmer will be back in the La D&eac;fense pool on Tuesday. Here is the rest of the program and all the practical information à learn about his incredible Olympic challenge.

His full program:

• 200 m butterfly: heats on July 30 and 31 from 11 a.m., finals from 8:36 p.m.
• 200 m breaststroke: heats on July 30 and 31 from 11 a.m., finals from from 10:08 p.m.
• 200 m medley: heats on August 1 and 2 from 11 a.m., final from 8:49 p.m.
• 4×100 m relay: heats on August 9 from 11 a.m., final on August 10 from 7:12 p.m.

Léon Marchand was born on May 17, 2002 in Toulouse and is the son of two former swimmers: Xavier Marchand, silver medalist at the world championships in the 200m medley in 1998, and Céline Bonnet, backstroke swimmer and medley specialist, who notably participated in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. His uncle, Christophe, is also a former Olympic swimmer, now the sports director of a swimming pool in Clichy. The young “Léon” has obviously been swimming in pools since he was very young, even if he had a preference for judo and rugby before following in his parents' footsteps, going so far as to be crowned French champion in the 200m butterfly in Rennes in 2019, making him the first French swimmer to obtain such a title in 17 years old. A few months later, he won a bronze medal in the 400m medley and the 200m breaststroke at the 2019 European Junior Championships. At the World Swimming Championships in Budapest in 2022, he left with three medals to his name, including two gold.

Who are Léon Marchand's parents ?

Léon Marchand comes from a lineage of swimmers. His mother is simply Céline Bonnet, a backstroke specialist and several times French champion. His father, Xavier Marchand, is vice-world champion in the 200m medley in Perth, Australia, in 1998.

How tall is Léon Marchand ? 

The French swimmer, a specialist in the 400m medley, is a big guy in the world of swimming and measures 1.83m according to the latest data from the FFN.

Why did Léon Marchand go to Arizona ?

The day after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 where he took part in his first Olympic final, taking 6th place, Léon Marchand packed his bags to join the University Arizona State and a certain Bob Bowman, former mentor of a certain Michael Phelps. Since then, the young prodigy has continued to progress and impress the United States. He also made headlines in May 2022 when he broke the NCAA record for the 200-yard medley, previously held by Caeleb Dressel. A performance that was congratulated by… Michael Phelps on Instagram.

Beyond the results in the pool, Léon Marchand has simply evolved since his departure for the United States as he explained to 20 Minutes in June 2022. "In bodybuilding, I did more " weightlifting ", more explosiveness. I am much more powerful. Mentally, I have gained autonomy and a lot of experience because I swam a lot in the NCAA (the university championship in the United States). I did a lot of races, a lot of relays. In competition, I can now throw myself at the wall to win the race. I swam a lot with Bob (Bowman). I improved my backstroke, my crawl. I have more assets than before. I simply swim faster.”

Léon Marchand and Bob Bowman

Léon Marchand based in the USA is under the orders of the legendary Bob Bowman, former mentor of Michael Phelps, and is learning a lot from him. “I was very impressed at first. But he's really a great coach, with a lot of experience. I know I'll be ready for all the competitions with him. And he's really relaxed. He's had a lot of results, so he's cooler, we have a lot of fun training while knowing in which direction we're going, what we want to do. There's a connection that's been created between us.”