2024-11-30 17:00:00
Seeing him collect medals and records, we ended up taking him for a superman, but this time he said enough. Léon Marchand, four-time Olympic swimming champion this summer at the Paris 2024 Games, announced on Saturday 30 November on social networks that he will definitely not participate in the short course world championships, which will be held in Budapest from 10 to 15 December.
“The year 2024 has been very intense, I have done many important races and I am exhausted, explains the Frenchman on his Instagram account. It’s time for me to take a step back and train hard to prepare for the challenges ahead. » Speaking – in English – to his fans, Marchand added: “I’m sure you understand. [ma décision] and I look forward to what will happen in the future. »
Marchand, who was one of the most striking figures of the Paris Games, had recently shown himself to be very efficient in the 25 meter pool.In October and November he participated in three stages of the World Cup organized in Asia during which he accumulated successes (in the 100, 200 and 400 meters medley) and good times, in particular breaking the world record in the 200 meters medley.
Marchand’s next big goal should be the World championships (50m long course) in Singapore, in the summer of 2025, where he will put his titles on the line in the 200m and 400m medley, as well as the 200m butterfly.
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