Paris 2024 Olympic Games: it’s “Marchand Madness”, Léon Marchand as American star four months before the Games. The five-time world champion swimmer must lead his Arizona State Univers teammates this week to win the NCAA title.
It was here, twenty-four years ago, when the French star was not even born, that Michael Phelps' ex-mentor led the American legend to his first Olympic qualification at just 15 years old. The boss of Arizona State University, where the Frenchman has been playing for two and a half years, also keeps a framed souvenir photo in his office.