At the Budapest World Swimming Championships, Léon Marchand (20) won gold in the 400m medley with a stratospheric time of 4’4’28.
Merchant: “I managed to have fun”
“I’m really surprised with my time. I really managed to have a blast. I came to do a final and I didn’t expect to be so fast in the water“ reacted Léon Marchand at the microphone of France Television.
Léon Marchand signed in the final the European distance record.
French record in series then in final
During the heats, the member of the Dauphins du TOEC set the best time in the 400m medley, beating his own French record set last year at the French Championships (4’9”09 against 4’9′ ’65). A record shattered during this final in Budapest.