In the pool where he trains under the orders of Bob Bowman, the Frenchman won in 1’52”57, a time close to that which allowed him to win gold in Paris in 2024.
Léon Marchand brilliantly won the 200m butterfly, a discipline in which he is Olympic champion, at the US Open swimming event on Saturday in Austin (Texas, United States). In the pool where he trains under Bob Bowman, the Frenchman won in 1’52”57, a very solid time for him who had swum in 1’51”21 to win gold in Paris in 2024. The second, Ilya Kharun, more than 3 seconds behind (1’55”71).
Marchand took advantage of the US Open from Thursday to Saturday to string together races, shining in particular in the 400m freestyle, a discipline that he is trying to tame with a view to the Los Angeles Games in 2028. He also tried his hand at the 100m butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke, far from his specialty, he who was world champion in the 200 and 400m medley this summer in Singapore.
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The Canadian Summer McIntosh, the Frenchman’s new training partner, also shone over the same distance in 2’02”62, the 4th best time in history, less than a second from the world record of the Chinese Liu Zige (2’01”81). The American Jack Alexy won the 100m freestyle in 47”40, with Simone Manuel winning in 53”33.
