NANTERRE, France — Léon Marchand has said he likes the silence underwater.
That, six days into the 2024 Paris Olympics, is Marchand.
#ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/DEAEFeIxG4 — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 31, 2024“I think that was why I was able to win that race,” Marchand said later.
And when Léon Marchand swims, you see something different, and the French feel something different.
GO DEEPER Meet Léon Marchand, the 'French Michael Phelps' ready to rule his home Olympics(Top photo of Léon Marchand on the podium after his 200-meter breaststroke win: Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)
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