Gold Medal Minute by @SwimOutlet-2000
Coming off an historic NCAA performance, Leon Marchand won four races at the Pro Swim in Westmont. That included blasting a 1:55.68 200 IM, breaking Michael Phelps’ Pro Swim Record, and Marchand eclipsed the 400 IM Pro Swim Record in 4:07.80.
Leon took five days off after NCAA Championships, but got back into hard work quickly under coach Bob Bowman. Leon was happy with his 1:55 200 IM and 4:07 400 IM at the Pro Swim before heading into intense altitude training at the Olympic Training Center (OTC).
In this interview he unpacks going back to France to train under his old coach, what he's focused on swimming at World Championships, and where he hopes to be a factor on French relays at World Champs.
Leon Marchand 400m IM 2023 World Championships Predictions:
I'm only playing because my NCAA Championships 400 IM prediction was so anemic. I predicted a 3:30.09, noting in the comments that my brain could not go below a 3:30.00...and he, of course, ripped a 3:28.82.
Michael Phelps' 2008 super-suited 4:03.84 feels like a weak line in the sand against Marchand, but how weak? I tried our time converter, but the converter has been hit or miss in the past, largely due to yards-underwater-dolphin-kicking. (Still, a lot of Olympic medalists do convert better with our converter than those off the medal podium.) For a 3:28.82 the converter gave me an eye-popping 3:58.19! I know, that's a crazy prediction, but maybe it's in range. Consider that Marchand was a 3:34.08 at NCAA Champs in 2022, and he was a 4:04.28 in meters at the 2022 World Champs. Is a nearly six second drop on the horizon?
After my weak NCAA prediction, I'm going for it! I predict a 3:59.59, a mind-melting performance (and I can hear Rowdy's passionate screams as I write this). But who cares what I think? It's all about what you think. Drop your comments below.
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This is a Gold Medal Media production presented by SwimOutlet.com. Host Gold Medal Mel Stewart is a 3-time Olympic medalist and the co-founder of SwimSwam.com, a Swimming News website.
