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From the country that gave us Louis XIV, the self-styled Sun King and: "L'état, c'est moi," we now have Léon I, the Swim King and: "La piscine, c'est moi." The 22-year-old added a fourth Olympic gold medal to his trophy cabinet on Friday night.

Leon Marchand achieved a remarkable feat at the Paris Olympics, securing his fourth gold medal with a dominant performance in the 200m individual medley on Friday. The French swimmer's victory was met with jubilation from the home crowd, including President Emmanuel Macron.

Proud was fourth at Rio 2016 and fifth at Tokyo 2020.

Great Britain are in the hunt for more golden moments on Friday in Paris

French swimmer Léon Marchand shines in men's 200m individual medley, securing spot in final with impressive performance.

China’s Pan Zhanle takes 0.4sec off own world record to win 100m freestyle, while France’s Leon Marchand claims second Olympic gold of day

Australian swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook says the rise of French megastar Leon Marchand is awesome for the sport.

Leon Marchand made history at La Defense Arena in Paris on Wednesday evening

French poster boy Marchand claimed gold and set new Olympic records in both the finals of the men’s 200m butterfly and the men’s 200m breaststroke.