French swimmer Léon Marchand wins gold in Euros 400m freestyle French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 400m freestyle final at the European swimming championships Sunday in Saint-Denis, near Paris. France 24 · Aug 16
Filip Nowacki loving life in fast lane but has no time to celebrate Glasgow gold It has been a whirlwind past couple of weeks for the teenager. The Independent UK · Aug 9
Greater Than Ohtani? How Other Top Performances Match Up Against the Dodgers’ Two-Way Star To find anything even close to what Shohei Ohtani did in the NLCS, SI scoured the major sports for the best individual performances. Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2025
The Olympic Performance That Might Be Better Than Shohei Ohtani’s Two-Way Classic A double-gold day by Leon Marchand is one of the few individual shows of greatness that comes close to Ohtani. Plus, is there a gymnastics performance that takes the cake? Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2025
IOC sports director reveals reason behind major LA28 switch Exclusive interview: Pierre Ducrey has outlined how swimming, and a huge audience inside the stadium, has afforded an ‘opportunity’ to provide a thrilling finale to the Games, a role usually handed to track and field The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Marchand mania strikes again with 400m medley gold and relay silver The French team finished its World Swimming Championships in style on Sunday with eight medals including four gold. Following Léon Marchand's 400m medley world title, the men's 4x100m medley relay team topped off the competition with a silver medal. Radio France Internationale · Aug 3, 2025
Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi, 12, becomes youngest medallist in World Championships history The talented Yu has earned a relay bronze medal in Singapore The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025
French star Marchand wins 200m medley gold at world swimming championships French swimming sensation Léon Marchand won gold in the 200m individual medley at the world championships in Singapore on Thursday, a day after smashing the world record. Radio France Internationale · Jul 31, 2025
Leon Marchand breaks 200m world record at World Championships Olympic champion took nearly one and a half seconds off the previous record, which had stood for 14 years The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025
USA Swimming Seeks to Overcome Stomach Bug, Fierce Competition at 2025 World Championships After mixed results at last summer’s Paris Olympics, the American contingent will hope to make a stronger impression over the next week in Singapore. Sports Illustrated · Jul 26, 2025
The Year That Was: A to Z of Sports in 2024 Sometimes, not often, a year in sports is like countries marching out in alphabetical order at an Olympics opening ceremony. Only here, the first letter is not G for Greece, like at the Games, but A for Annum (Latin for year, for Gen X’s benefit). The Times of India · Dec 31, 2024
Sources: USA Swimming Set to Clean House After Mixed Showing at Olympics After winning the fewest U.S. Olympic swimming gold medals since 1988 and fewest total medals since 2004, changes will be made before the ’28 Los Angeles Games. Sports Illustrated · Aug 29, 2024
'The French guy did alright!': Scott on Olympic rivalry with Marchand DUNCAN SCOTT doesn’t want for motivation. The hunks of metal dangling around his neck attest to that. The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2024
Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024 Olympics 2024 highlights: Best moments, biggest surprises and disappointments from thrilling Paris Games Standard Sport reporters Matt Majendie and Malik Ouzia hand out their unofficial awards after an unforgettable fortnight
Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2024 Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways As the Paris Olympics ends with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look at some of the key moments.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024 ‘Mission complete’: what the papers say about the Paris Olympics closing ceremony Cyclist Emma Finucane and weightlifter Emily Campbell dominate sports headlines as 2024 Games come to a close
Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2024 Curtain closes on Paris 2024 as Olympic flame passes to Los Angeles The US and China ended the games with 40 gold medals each, but the US topped the table because it had more silvers.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 11, 2024 France delivers Macron's wish securing best Olympic medal tally in a century President Emmanuel Macron had set the bar high by calling for 50 to 60 French medals at the Paris Olympics and Les Bleus duly delivered, reeling in the country's biggest medal haul since 1900, as the Games came to an end on Sunday.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024 Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses GB won artistic swimming silver and had a gold and four silvers in the pool with Adam Peaty among those who were fingertip finishes away from golds.
France 24 · Aug 11, 2024 From Simone Biles to Novak Djokovic: Stars of the Paris Olympics Many athletes had starring roles at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, capturing the interest and admiration of the French and fans from all over the world. The US’s Simone Biles and Noah Lyles, France’s Leon Marchand and Antoine Dupont, and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic were just a few.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 8, 2024 Swimming Rock Star Léon Marchand, Actual Rock Star Mick Jagger Take in Olympic Track It's only track and field, but I like it.
Top News · Aug 6, 2024 French Swimmer Léon Marchand Steals The Show In Paris At Bercy Arena, swimmer Léon Marchand's rising stardom shines as cheers for him overshadow LeBron James, highlighting the unifying power of sports.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024 How Phelps’ coach turned Marchand into an Olympic swimming legend Bob Bowman guided Michael Phelps to glory and was in tears after Léon Marchand delivered on his promise in Paris
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024 Olympics day nine: Tommy’s time in Paris? Golf and swimming come to an end at the Olympics.