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Americans finish strong with a relay world record in the swim worlds to top medal tables
Read full article: Americans finish strong with a relay world record in the swim worlds to top medal tablesThe United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note Sunday with a world record in the women’s 4x100 medley in the last event of the eight-day championships.
Americans set a relay world record in swim worlds in Singapore and Ledecky wins again
Read full article: Americans set a relay world record in swim worlds in Singapore and Ledecky wins againThe United States set the world record in the 4x100 freestyle mixed relay, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds in the swim world championships.
Léon Marchand might be French but he led a Texas-flavored moment at the swim worlds
Read full article: Léon Marchand might be French but he led a Texas-flavored moment at the swim worldsLéon Marchand of France has won gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore and it had a Texas flavor to it.
Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.69 seconds
Read full article: Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.69 secondsLéon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.69 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.
Simone Biles and Leon Marchand headline memorable moments at the halfway point of the Paris Olympics
Read full article: Simone Biles and Leon Marchand headline memorable moments at the halfway point of the Paris OlympicsThe Paris Olympics at the halfway mark have brought the world “The Pommel Horse Guy,” a rugby star and social media sensation who wants to be on on reality show “Love Island” and “The Real John Wick” in the form of a 51-year-old Turkish shooter.
Léon Marchand captures 4th Olympic swimming gold, setting off a party across Paris
Read full article: Léon Marchand captures 4th Olympic swimming gold, setting off a party across ParisLéon Marchand completed his dominating run through the Paris Olympics, capturing his fourth swimming gold with another runaway victory in the 200-meter individual medley Friday night.
Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics
Read full article: Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris OlympicsTurns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren’t farfetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand.
After four races in one day, Léon Marchand prepares for two more Wednesday with medals on the line
Read full article: After four races in one day, Léon Marchand prepares for two more Wednesday with medals on the lineFrench phenom Léon Marchand swam four races Tuesday and had a pair of night semifinals separated by less than 90 minutes.
Longtime Phelps coach Bob Bowman was in tears watching new star pupil Léon Marchand win gold
Read full article: Longtime Phelps coach Bob Bowman was in tears watching new star pupil Léon Marchand win goldBob Bowman knows dominance, but even he couldn't quite believe what he witnessed with his latest Olympic pupil pulling off a dominant victory in the 400-meter individual medley.
Vive la France! Léon Marchand fulfills the hopes of his nation with a swimming gold in 400 IM
Read full article: Vive la France! Léon Marchand fulfills the hopes of his nation with a swimming gold in 400 IMWith a flag-waving crowd cheering his every stroke, Léon Marchand delivered a swimming gold for France with a dominating victory in the men’s 400-meter individual medley.
With French fans cheering every stroke, Marchand cruises to fastest time in men's medley
Read full article: With French fans cheering every stroke, Marchand cruises to fastest time in men's medleyWith 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.
Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in Japan
Read full article: Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in JapanSummer McIntosh, the 16-year-old Canadian who promises to be a star at next year’s Paris Olympics, has won her second gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships.
American freestyler Katie Ledecky faces youth as the world championships open in Japan
Read full article: American freestyler Katie Ledecky faces youth as the world championships open in JapanAmerican freestyler Katie Ledecky has never gone home with anything other than a gold or silver medal in the Olympics or world championships dating from the 2012 London Games.