"He's always one step ahead": double and world record, at the World Championships Léon Marchand validated his choices
After winning gold and setting a record in the 200m medley, the French star concluded his week in Singapore with a victory in the 400m medley. A year after his four Olympic titles and a remarkable season, he shows that he is still alone in the world.
By Éric Bruna , special correspondent in SingaporeAs the lights begin to dim in the stands of the OCBC Arena, Léon Marchand and Summer McIntosh pose together poolside with another athlete's trophy from the competition to stash somewhere if they have any room left.
Already king and queen of the Paris Olympics , the Toulouse native and the Canadian once again dominated the Singapore World Championships . Two world titles (200m medley and 400m medley) and the only individual world record for the former (1′52″69 in the 200m medley), four titles (200m medley, 400m medley, 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly) and a bronze (800m) solo for the latter.
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