Best time of the semi-finalists, the 20-year-old Frenchman can dream of a medal this Saturday in Budapest.
Frenchman Léon Marchand qualified for the 400m medley final on Saturday on the first day of the World Swimming Championships in Budapest. Marchand, 20, a new sensation in French swimming, set the best time in the semi-finals in 4 min 09.09, and improved his own French record in the process. He is ahead of the two Americans Carson Foster and Chase Kalisz. “It’s quite a good race, I wanted to swim about 4 min 10 sec, so the contract is fulfilled”reacted the Toulousain, who started very strong on the first part of the race. “I still gave myself quite a bit, so I don’t know how much room I have” for the final, he added. “I think in breaststroke and front crawl I can give a bit more. »
