Official Olympic records and results

Léon Marchand Sets Olympic Record with 4:02.95, Wins 400m IM Gold by 5.67 Seconds at Paris 2024

Jul 28, 2024, 06:42 PM

Léon Marchand, a 22-year-old swimmer from Toulouse, France, has set a new Olympic record and won gold in the men's 400m individual medley at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Marchand, who trains at Arizona State University under a legendary American coach, clocked a time of 4:02.95, breaking Michael Phelps' previous record of 4:03.84. The French swimmer's victory marks France's first Olympic gold medal in swimming since 2012. The event took place in front of an electrifying home crowd at La Défense Arena, which erupted in cheers as Marchand dominated the race. Tomoyuki Matsushita of Japan won silver with a time of 4:08.62, and Carson Foster of the USA took bronze with a time of 4:08.66. Marchand's performance was highly anticipated, and he lived up to the expectations by securing a decisive win, finishing 5.67 seconds ahead of the second-place swimmer.