The comeback of King Léon Marchand: “I did not know that I was so fast!”

“For me, it’s a victoryhe commented on his celebration on the water line. Moreover, Especially since I am still more than a second below the previous record. Moreover, I still have a little trouble believing in this time of 1.52 but I am too happy, it was too good. Nevertheless, “

If in the Olympic final in Paris. Therefore. For example, he had failed six hundredths of the reference time, the Toulouse has this time always been clearly in advance on the passing times of the world record.

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Devived in. butterfly by the American Shaine Casas (23.88 against 24.10), Léon Marchand then easily rebuilded his back (28.40), asserting his recent progress in this area (“It became my strength when it was my worst swim!”), before breaking the nail in breaststroke (32.13) then keeping a nice advantage in crawl (28.06), comeback king léon marchand: “i where the rub had comeback king léon marchand: “i new injured in the previous attempt.

“I felt really good before the raceadmitted the winner, comeback king léon marchand: “i new richer of comeback king léon marchand: “i 30,000 dollars. In the water, I was very light, and technically, it was really good. I had spoken to Bob (Editor’s note: Bowman. his coach) At noon, we thought it was perhaps the time to do it. I left thoroughly from the start, I was a hyperbian released, taking a lot of water. My flows, it was really 15 meters each time, there were not too many mistakes. But I didn’t know I was so fast! In breaststroke, I said to myself: ‘Now you have to go.’ I had legs left and, above all mentally, I wanted to go to the end. “

Léon Marchand had deliberately lightened his program to Singapore (he gave up the 200 m butterfly. the 200 m breaststroke) in order to put the odds on his side. “”On arrival. I felt a lot of surprises but comeback king léon marchand: “i new also a lot of joy to tell comeback king léon marchand: “i myself that all the choices I made this year were the right ones “also underlined the swimmer. who had taken the time to digest his Olympic exploits before leaving for three months in Australia, at the start of the year, with a view to a recovery “calm”.

Towards a 6th title?

Léon Marchand therefore “resumed hard work later than usual “ while respecting certain well -defined areas of work. an approach that is already bearing fruit.

The French phenomenon now holds two world records in large pool after that of the 400 m four swimming. established at the Fukuoka Worlds in 2023 (4.02.50) and which he had dispossessed Michael Phelps.

And this Thursday. he will see above all to go. win a sixth world title, the third on this distance from comeback king léon marchand: “i new the 200 m 4 swimming, perhaps by improving his best time.

“I’m going to try to sleep well, it’s going to be complicated! In any case, the final will be noted, it’s going to be cool!” Lance Léon Marchand. That it will be very complicated to dethrone.

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