Leon Marchand
Four individual golds at the Paris 2024 home Games
Overview
Marchand won the 200 m butterfly, 200 m breaststroke, 200 m IM and 400 m IM in Paris, four individual golds at a single Games in front of a French crowd, coached by Bob Bowman, the mentor of Michael Phelps. His versatility across strokes recalled the great IM racers. He moved to Arizona to train under the Bowman program.
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