Leon Marchand Leon is the reigning champion of Olympic swimming. The 22-year-old French swimmer dominated the 200m individual medley final to win his fourth gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and has also won several other events over the past week.
This professional swimmer has broken numerous records. He is now the first French swimming champion to win multiple gold medals at the same Olympic Games. According to social media and Olympic viewers around the world, Leon is the new champion of swimming.
Previously, the athlete spoke about his journey to the Olympics. olympics.com.
Leon Marchand won his fourth gold medal in the 200m individual medley. #Olympic
He joined Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz as the only male swimmers to win four individual gold medals at a Summer Olympics. pic.twitter.com/psJ8jFlXI6
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“When I returned to France, I realized there was less than a month until the Olympics and I was a bit stressed,” he explained. “But once I joined the training camp, I felt calm and collected. This event won’t overwhelm me, it will transcend me.”
With thanks to the coach Bob Bowman —Also served as coach Michael Phelps Mr. Leon pointed out:Bob and I have been doing this for a year and a half now. Now is not the time to panic. I try not to overthink it.”
“For me, that’s the driving force. Making history helps me get to know myself and open myself up to others,” the gold medallist added. “For example, many French athletes are inspired by Florent Manaudou. It’s not my main goal, but with what I do in the water and the effort I put in, history is made.”
Because Bob knows what works for Olympic hopefuls, he told the website: “The last thing I want to do with a top-level swimmer is to make them dependent on their coach.”
“Leon has a very good understanding of what he needs to do and how he needs to do it,” the coach explained, “and he’s also built in a system of routines that are basically automatic for this competition. All he needs to know is when his competition starts. Then he knows when to warm up, when to suit up, when to go to the warm-up room and what to do after that. He knows everything. He doesn’t have to make many decisions in the competition. This is intentional, because at the Olympics, the last thing you want to do is try to figure it out. At that point, it has to become part of your DNA.”