The evening of July 31st is historic for French swimming with several medals including two gold for the only L& ;eacute;on Marchand. The Essential Live After these almost indescribable emotions, all we have left is: wish you a good end of the evening all and &agrav; all. See you for the rest of the adventures of Léon Marchand and for the rest of the swimming events. After three Olympic titles (400m medley, 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke), one might think that Léon Marchand would be satisfied. But the Frenchman will be competing tomorrow in the 200m medley, his last individual race, with the heats in the morning session before a probable semi-final tomorrow evening. Finally, he will have the 4x100m medley relay, where he is expected in breaststroke. He will probably be rested in the heats on Saturday morning, but he will dive back in on Sunday evening if the French relay qualifies for the final scheduled for the last day of the swimming events. This evening at the Paris La Défense Arena will certainly go down in the history of French swimming, thanks to Léon Marchand. The Frenchman achieved the feat of winning the Olympic title in the 200m butterfly early in the evening before doing the same thing in the 200m breaststroke. The Frenchwoman Anastasiia Kirpichnikova won silver in the 1500m freestyle, behind the untouchable Katie Ledecky. Pan Zhanle (46"40) achieved a monumental performance tonight for the last final of the day by winning the 100m freestyle ahead of Australian Kyle Chalmers (47"48) and Romanian David Popovici (47"49). Frenchman Maxime Grousset, in the running in the first length, finished at fifth place in 47"71. China's Pan Zhanle wins a completely crazy 100m final! He also sets a new world record in 46"40. After this crazy 200m breaststroke final that had the crowd in a frenzy, it's now time for the last final of the day, that of the premier discipline: the men's 100m freestyle. Frenchman Maxime Grousset hopes to create a surprise but will have his work cut out for him against some formidable competition. After having already After breaking the Olympic record in the 200m butterfly two hours ago, Léon Marchand also broke the Olympic record in this 200m breaststroke final in 2'05"85, ahead of the Australian Zac Stubblety-Cook (2'06"79) and the Dutchman Caspar Corbeau (2'07"90). Léon Marchand is incredible!! After his title in the 200m butterfly, the Frenchman easily won the 200m breaststroke final and even came very close to the world record. After a fairly fast start, Léon Marchand takes the lead at the first 100m, encouraged by an entire nation. He is on the verge of breaking the world record! The swimmers have dove into the pool for this 200m breaststroke final! The atmosphere is incredible in this Parisian stadium that dreams of seeing Léon Marchand win again, carried by all the French supporters once again. Léon Marchand was triumphantly welcomed upon his arrival in the pool for his crazy quest for an Olympic double that same evening. The Frenchman will dive at lane 4 after having achieved the best time in the semi-finals. After this ceremony, it is now time for the second final of the evening for Léon Marchand, after his formidable success in the 200m butterfly about two hours ago. Can he achieve the feat of a second coronation on the same day ? Answer in a few minutes… Before the last two After the long-awaited finals, a little respite with the medal ceremony for the ladies' 1500m freestyle. France's Anastasiia Kirpichnikova smiles as she receives her silver medal, while the American anthem plays in honor of Katie Ledecky, made a little more history this evening with an eighth Olympic title. American Kate Douglass won the second semi-final of the women's 200m breaststroke in 2:19:74 ahead of South African Tatjana Smith (2:19:94) after a very tight duel which promises for tomorrow night's final. The Dutch Tes Schouten replaces the first semi-final of the women's 200m breaststroke in 2'22"74, ahead of the South African Kaylene Corbett (2'22"87) and the Chinese Shiwen Ye (2'23"13). READ MORE Swimming competitions will begin on Saturday, July 27, with the first medals awarded in the evening, with the finals of the 400 meters and the 4x100m freestyle. The events will last nine days, until Sunday, August 4. The pool swimming events will take place at the Défense Arena in Nanterre. The open water swimming will be in the Seine, with a finish at the Pont Alexandre III. Finally, diving, water polo and artistic swimming will be at the Aquatique center in Saint-Denis. Who won the most medals ? In which year was France the best ? Search for an Olympiad, a discipline or a country to discover all the Olympic Games winners and heroes.
23: 02 – Marchand hasn't finished swimming yet
22:55 – It's over for this crazy evening of swimming
22:48 – Grousset finishes fifth
22:42 – Time for the men's 100m freestyle final
22:40 – New Olympic record for Léon Marchand
22:36 – Marchand takes the lead after 100m
22:34 – Here we go for this 200m breaststroke final!
22:32 – New entry by Léon Marchand
22:28 – The double for Marchand ?
22:22 – Presentation of medals for the ladies' 1500m freestyle
22:17 – Douglass wins the second semi-final
22:10 – Schouten wins the first semi-final
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