[HIGHLIGHTS] “We must compare him to the greatest swimmers in history”: before Paris, Marchand puts the USA at his feet

Léon Marchand is the reigning NCAA swimming champion. The 21-year-old from Toulouse is a five-time world champion.

He has been exiled for two and a half years in Arizona. The NCAA finals took place this week in Indiana. The 22.86m (25 yards) pools across the Atlantic have, for two years, been far too small for him. Subscribe to read more Already subscribed? To log in, click here to read the article.