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Sun Devils in the Olympics: Marchand advances, Dort defends as Canada wins

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Coming off his dominating victory in the men’s 400 individual medley, Léon Marchand of France took on a daunting double. The Arizona State-trained swimmer was sixth-fastest in the preliminaries of the men’s 200 butterfly at 1:55.26 and returned about two hours later to post the third-best time in the 200 breaststroke at 2:09.55, setting another grueling double in the evening … [Read more...] about Sun Devils in the Olympics: Marchand advances, Dort defends as Canada wins

Former Arizona State swimmer Léon Marchand cruises to fastest time in men’s medley

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NANTERRE, France (AP) — With a boisterous crowd cheering him on, Léon Marchand began his home Olympics by cruising to the fastest time in the preliminaries of the 400-meter individual medley Sunday. The 22-year-old Marchand pulled away in his heat to touch in 4 minutes, 8.30 seconds, with some 15,000 fans at La Defense Arena chanting on every stroke. “It was a crazy thing,” … [Read more...] about Former Arizona State swimmer Léon Marchand cruises to fastest time in men’s medley

Former Arizona State star Léon Marchand’s Olympic gold led Bob Bowman to tear up

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NANTERRE, France (AP) — Former Arizona State head swimming coach Bob Bowman teared up, just as he used to do watching Michael Phelps win Olympic gold medals. This time it was Sun Devil product Léon Marchand. Bowman’s latest pupil to shine on the world stage pulled off a dominant victory in the 400-meter individual medley in front of a raucous French home crowd Sunday. The … [Read more...] about Former Arizona State star Léon Marchand’s Olympic gold led Bob Bowman to tear up

Arizona State’s Leon Marchand wins 1st Olympic gold medal in home country

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Arizona State swimming superstar Leon Marchand of France dominated the men’s 400m individual medley final in his home country on Sunday, winning his first career Olympic gold medal. The 22-year-old set an Olympic record with a time of 402:95. He took an early lead and was all alone for the rest of the race, as Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita finished second with a 4:08.62 time. … [Read more...] about Arizona State’s Leon Marchand wins 1st Olympic gold medal in home country