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French swimmer Léon Marchand wins gold in Euros 400m freestyle

French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 400m freestyle final at the European swimming championships Sunday in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

France 24 · Aug 16

France's Léon Marchand wins first European title in front of home crowd

Day six of the European Championships in Paris saw four-time Olympic champion Léon Marchand claim his first continental title by winning the 200m butterfly final. There was another gold medal for France later in the evening, with Mary-Ambre Moluh setting a new European record to win the 100m backstroke final.

France 24 · Aug 16

France's Léon Marchand wins 200-meter butterfly final at European Swimming Championships

French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 200m butterfly final at the European swimming championships Saturday in Paris while German swimmer Johannes Liebmann broke the 1,500m freestyle world record by nearly four seconds.

France 24 · Aug 15

Grousset surges to France's first gold at 2025 world swimming championships

Maxime Grousset claimed the men's 50m butterfly on Monday to furnish France with its first gold medal at the 2025 world swimming championships in Singapore and smash his own fastest time over the distance.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 28, 2025

Summer McIntosh v Katie Ledecky: a generational duel set to define the world championships

Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky will collide in a blockbuster 800m freestyle final that headlines a world swimming championships packed with intrigue, rising stars and record threats

The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2025

Who is Léon?

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Léon. There’s “The Listener’s Corner”, great music, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

Radio France Internationale · Sep 21, 2024

Sports quiz of the week: Premier League kick-off, Olympic medals and First Dates

Test your knowledge of the Paris Games, the returning top flight of English football and much more

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024

Highs, lows and Snoop Dogg: the Guardian’s most memorable Paris Olympic moments

Léon Marchand and Antoine Dupont led the way as home athletes put on a show, but it was the city itself that proved the ultimate star of a wonderful Games

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

France’s far right goes quiet as Paris Games shows what real patriotism is all about

A political faction that thrives on anger and division was unable to revel in a successful Olympics built on shared joy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

Adieu, Paris: you were chic, spectacular and showed how to stage a handsome Games

There has never been a better-dressed Olympics and Paris delivered great fun for a fortnight giving everyone a feeling of community and common interest

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024