{"id":146776,"date":"2024-08-01T13:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T11:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/luxus-magazine-leon-marchand-frances-swimming-nugget-impresses-the-world\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T13:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T11:20:43","slug":"luxus-magazine-leon-marchand-frances-swimming-nugget-impresses-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-leon-marchand-frances-swimming-nugget-impresses-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus Magazine] L\u00e9on Marchand: France\u2019s swimming nugget impresses the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

He was one of the most eagerly awaited French athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. And the 22-year-old swimmer has already done France proud. L\u00e9on Marchand dazzled the public by winning gold in the 400 metres medley, 200 metres butterfly and 200 metres breaststroke. A look back at the career of a swimming prodigy whose future looks more than promising.<\/h4>\n

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His name is on everyone\u2019s lips. As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games galvanise the whole world, L\u00e9on Marchand is already a leading figure in the swimming events.<\/strong>\u00a0Acclaimed for his impressive performances, championship titles and records, the young swimmer from Toulouse born in 2002 seems to be at one with the water. And has been ever since he was a youngster.<\/p>\n

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A phenomenon that made him the first Olympic athlete to become an ambassador for the LVMH group at the end of July 2023.<\/p>\n

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A family of swimmers<\/h2>\n

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L\u00e9on Marchand\u2019s passion for swimming is no accident.<\/strong>\u00a0His father Xavier Marchand won the silver and bronze medals in the 200 m medley at the European Championships in 1997 and 2000 respectively. At the 1998 World Championships, the athlete won the silver medal, again in the 200 m medley.<\/p>\n

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Her mother C\u00e9line Bonnet is also a great swimmer. A member of the French team at the 1992 Olympic Games, she was French swimming champion in the early 1990s in the 100 metres backstroke, 200 metres individual medley and 400 metres individual medley. She holds a French swimming record in the 100 metres individual medley and the 200 metres individual medley.<\/p>\n

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Click here to read the full article\u00a0<\/a>on Luxus Magazine.<\/p>\n

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Featured photo: L\u00e9on Marchand \u00a9 Omega<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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