ASU’s Leon Marchand tops own NCAA record in 500 free at 2024 NCAA Swimming Championships

[@aculturedspecimen]

Listening to Rowdy have aneurisms over splits like this will always make NCAA’s my favorite time of the year

[@parkerfleischman1852]

A classic Rowdygasm to be fair I was screaming at my screen as well after I saw him out in 21.0 from there

[@cameltoedisco]

1.33 first 200 is the most ridiculous split I’ve ever seen

[@Kushiba.Sensei]

Normally the competition is only for humans, not dolphins.

[@clio2rsminicup]

He is not a Dolphin, he is just the grandson of Mark Harris, the man from Atlantis.

[@St0rrrm]

On est tellement fier de toi Leon ! ALLEZ!!!!

[@luisgabrielo6573]

Contrôle antidopage bientôt... Apparemment grosse suspicion aux usa en ce moment. Perquisition et tout

[@tonysutherlandh4651]

4 individual gold medals at the Olympics is something crazy, only the great Phealps and Spitz have managed it, Marchand in my opinion is the most talented swimmer in history

[@MtNikota]

France posseses at the same time the best swimmer on the planet with Marchand, the best footballer in the world with Mbappe, the best rugbyman worldwide with Dupont, and soon with Wemby, the next NBA MVP. Insane.

[@p.arsouille7322]

Teddy Riner Loeb Ogier ...

[@franckdebank]

Riner 's only asset is his height and weight be he's definitely not a judoka ​@@p.arsouille7322

[@law4933]

France is the best in sports 💪

[@nilsauzou8941]

Also olympic gold medalist in volleyball

[@NRClips3414]

​@@law4933hockey and American football?

[@quantumcat7673]

Nice with the signs "allez ASU" in french to encourage Léon Marchand. Bravo Léon! Tu es le meilleur!

[@newtcrew]

When I flip at the wall doing 100 y free, I'm luck to get my underwater to the flags. This dude is going almost halfway down the pool at each turn. Insane. Must have gills.

[@CrashHorse-uj2jq]

😂😂😂

[@garou498]

Bowman said “so much talk, so little swimming” in practice last month and even tho not directed at him Léon took it personally it seems. Lol

[@anthonyclarke5579]

I can only hope he has not peaked too soon before the Paris games. Never did I think Phelps would be surpassed but this guy is on his way with the times he delivers. Good luck Mr Marchand, you are swimming in a field of one.

[@davidgross7980]

UNBELIEVABLE! Marchand can’t be stopped!!!

[@ccbgaming6994]

I’ve never seen such a gutsy swim. Dude is quite literally a fish

[@markduncan1339]

His turns are incredible

[@francoisheron5203]

ça sent bon les médailles d'or a Paris !

[@guillaumemartin9295]

Vous sentez bien François, vous sentez bien.

[@1982Nels]

He went out in the same time as rowdy's national record in the 200.

[@fortitudo1409]

this dude is not human

[@jaket5236]

He's obviously French

[@guyinsf]

@@jaket5236 LOL

[@guillaume5156]

​@@jaket5236arrête, déjà qu'ils disent qu'on a le melon

[@samyverger1976]

@@jaket5236 Hahaha

[@softy2375]

@@guillaume5156 t'as pas compris la blague

[@turnerburner922]

Jesus. He is also able to maintain really good turns on this as well

[@adda4147]

That first turn was an absolutely perfect

[@catherineronget9622]

Bravo champion😮

[@guillaume5156]

Appreciate the French encouragements on ASU flag 😘

[@joejohnson273]

191 total strokes by my count (+ or - 2 or 3) flipping insanity

[@geowillia6325]

I am a former distance swimmer 500 &1650 this is impressive!

[@Bluefrtjerk]

The fact he went halfway underwater on the last 50 is not even comprehensible 😭😭😭

[@sethaldrich6902]

This guy is unbelievable, I thought he might break 4 min, there’s just no words

[@jean-Pierre-bt8xw]

Yes, I agree, I think that he didn't make under 4 because he hadn't any opponent near him and pushing him to his limits.

[@anthonyclarke5579]

Ya think?!🤗

[@virgo.hornets208]

THE FRENCH MONSTER!!!! 🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@nutmuncher-bh4ig]

rowdy is absolutely amazing

[@sibelius66]

Léo vivement les JO !! ramènes nous la médaille d'OR !! Vive la FRANCE !!

[@cutemat75]

Il en a ramener 4 en or lol je viens du futur

[@FisheroniW]

most versatile male in swimming history

[@tonysutherlandh4651]

You're right, I've never seen a swimmer with his talent.

[@fredericmercier3220]

Impressionnant 😮😮

[@BrunoAlliot]

Allez leon🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷.

[@Osmobyte1]

4:02 is wild

[@Jeanemilr-hn7tj]

Nous devons rendre grâce, Remercier, L' Université Américaine, Où il s' entraîne chaque jour. Tout le mérite est a partager Avec cette université. Merci Infiniment, De France, Sincèrement, ☀️☀️🌙🌙🍀🍀🇫🇷🇺🇸

[@connordevers6460]

Remember when people used to say “Distance swimmers can’t kick for their whole race?”

[@GIJOE-24]

For perspective on how hard this is, the 500 yard swim for NAVY SEALS is 9 minutes and 30 seconds and you're "elite" in that event in the navy seal test if you get sub 8:30 or so, im blown away

[@Bobalicious1423]

I mean I’d say 80% of age groupers can get under 8:30.

[@giselechiotti4249]

The monster

[@ugnano5a14]

vincerebbe le medaglie.. d'oro in tutti gli stili.figuriamoci nei misti

[@user-cx7ok7pi9c]

His tempo is fucking bananas

[@pm3281]

Great commentary!

[@user-wz3zy5ik7j]

8 ударов дельфина под водой и по 10 гребков на каждый бассейн и так 20 раз подряд- фантастические легкие или жабры у пловца и ноздри, как сопла

[@albandarwin2944]

Marchand, Wembanyama, Mbappé,... why are aliens in sports always french ?

[@anthonyclarke5579]

God has a sense of humour.🤣

[@pinkunicorn3373]

In France, we don't get bogged down with quotas for everything and anything. Anyone can do any sport they want, and in the end, only the best are selected! (just like our aeronautical engineers...)

[@Vergil955]

Gifted genetics and most importantly, gifted terroir. This is a millennial country, it’s just mystic. New countries with recent history can’t understand what it means to be french, you’re sitting on so much heritage

[@ludovic7439]

Wine , cigarettes , and charcuterie ! 😅😅😅

[@anthonyclarke5579]

@@ludovic7439 Does he not have time for a woman as well?😋 I was stressed out and gulping for air just watching this and the underwaters....where did I put my inhaler? Thank you.☺

[@guillaume5156]

Ces bassins de 25 mètres sont idéaux pour Marchand vu la qualité de sa coulée.

[@Shawkster6]

It's crazy that this is his off event

[@NahDawg91]

it was so great to watch being there

[@joelpoignant5830]

Bravo MARCHAND !! Goooo France

[@sapienecks]

When the video's time duration is shorter than my personal best in 500 free...

[@KleinAB]

Marchand's 200 split (to the feet) would have won every NCAA Championship until 2008.

[@JamieParot]

Not true. Matt Biondi, 1987, 1:33.03.

[@KleinAB]

@@JamieParot you are right. That record held up for a long time.

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

Just WOooowwww

[@dahnyul]

Let's go Leon, let's go!!! He's going to go sub four eventually. Jesus! Amazing swim🙂

[@jaxlone997]

the SCM world is not ready for Marchand when he graduates.

[@samyverger1976]

Even Bowman was shaken

[@andresimon5654]

Léon 🐬🐬🐬

[@realistic_delinquent]

For those wondering the estimated LCM conversion: 3:37

[@ferencorosz9753]

Yeah, 7 turns vs. 19

[@loichervier7206]

@@ferencorosz9753 that didnt prevent him to smash the 400m IM record at the worlds last year,. and the current 400m freestyle is "only" 3m40, so he definitely will get in sooner than later (not sure if he's running it this summer in Paris tho)

[@superfastjellyfish78]

Le Phoque

[@zylsuppenkraut1089]

Je ne m'y connais pas très bien natation mais il me semble que la nage libre était son " point faible " non ? peut-il aussi envisager des médailles aux JO sur cette discipline ?

[@NRClips3414]

I honestly doubt he'd win the 2fr at the Olympics, but he may have a monster split on the French 4 x 200 fr relay.

[@pinkunicorn3373]

il a travaillé son crawl justement. Donc là à voir. Après, le CIO a aussi modifier le calendrier natation pour lui. Bref! NE PAS RATER LA NATATION CET ETE! :)

[@david7395]

How is that even possible?

[@simpleperson6281]

If he stays in the NCAA and swims the 500 again, I really do think that a sub 4:00 race could happen

[@ignaciocalvo1856]

Marchand is argueably the best swimmer in history (based on performance, not consistency through the years, he's a kid). But a small yard pool is a bad indicator to predict possible times in Paris Olimpics. He is the best diver in history by far he is diving half pool all the time.

[@fortitudo1409]

It's obvious guys, 2025 Marchand goal : 500y free - sub 4min 100y breast - sub 49sec 200y fly - breaking Jack Conger NCAA record

[@NRClips3414]

He won't swim college next year, he's going pro. He only swam this season to win ASU's first title.

[@kevinkasp]

Can we just stop and contemplate on his 400m SPLIT being 3:12.30, which is TWENTY SECONDS faster than the World Record for the 400m itself?

[@NRClips3414]

This is yards, so it is less distance with more underwaters, thus being faster. So no suprise there.

[@lajohnson1ly]

400 Short Course Yards equals 365.76 meters.

[@NRClips3414]

@@lajohnson1ly exactly

[@maellestanvideos6750]

le passage au 400 mètres c'est très exactement à cet instant 3:36 - (le milieu de la 18ème longueur (22.86x17.5 = 400.50M) Il passe donc en un peu moins de 3.30 au 400M - En bassin de 25 mètres le record du monde ( de Yannick Agnel) est de 3.32,25

[@remydude2424]

Thanks to Bob Bowman

[@jallen1227]

And insanely, Marchand is not sprinting

[@julien7705]

We have 2 French Aliens in the US Marchand and Wemby 😅 youuuuuhouuu

[@ifonly4486]

Still don't believe in aliens ?????

[@enzol1010]

would love to see him swim the 400 LCM, someone needs to break that stupid super suit record already

[@olivd3406]

Jeux olympiques 2024 à Paris, à la maison 🇨🇵🥇🥇🥇🥇🔥👏🤟🤟💪. Pas de pression tu vas te gaver 😉😁🇨🇵🔥👏🤟💪🥇🏆🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🦁.

[@syl3556-gs1zx]

wemby marchand , 2 aliens

[@joachimmahoudeaux8619]

Wemby, Marchand, Féfé, 3 aliens dont un qu’ a même pas 18 ans

[@billybob6604]

WOOO

[@adamsbea3625]

sera t-il capable de briser 4:00

[@STUANX]

plus proche du dauphin que de l humain

[@VeryOld-tn6dk]

Soon, he won’t need his arms. Like dolphins 😂

[@patrickj.sobkowski2341]

Out 1:33.1. Nuts.

[@borjator2996]

Legend says that Mbappé, Wembanyama and Marchand landed on earth in the same vessel…. Too bad the spacecraft landed in France

[@clio2rsminicup]

Strange, to the opposite it's TOO GOOD and VERY NICE for us in France. 🤔... 😂🤣 In virtual Hollywood movies, all spacecrafts land in USA, actually and in real live it's in France. 😁😎Fr - "FRANCE, terre bénie des Dieux !". FRANCE, land blessed by the Gods!

[@Obelix-ro9jh]

😂

[@CrashHorse-uj2jq]

Excellent, et tu as oublié les frères Lebrun ❤😂🇫🇷🇫🇷. Par contre, ton vaisseau, peut-il reprendre EM ?

[@leknu146]

❤❤❤

[@asu85255]

I'm crying .. ASU!

[@jeanfrancoispeyrou8335]

leon what about the 400 free ?

[@hectorhubert7132]

vous aimez ? c’est français 🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@fabienbernagout]

S ils font un efant avec wemby.. il pourra se présenter à la maison blanche.

[@otowndude08]

Why do they swim in a 25 yard pool?

[@s_t_e_v_e_n_]

The guy swims fast. We know he swims fast. Fast swimming takes less time so why be continuously amazed by the clock?

[@saulomalta1996]

😮😮

[@roubini74]

HIS UNDERWATER amazing. in a olympic size swimming pool his advantage would be limited.

[@privatesale211]

yeah we already saw how 'limited' 🤣

[@stuartlichty4250]

Swimmers at this level are obviously very good at what they do. But I’m sure they hate short course distance freestyle races. 25 meter pools are just a joke.

[@julien3331]

Pas mal non ? C'est français 🇨🇵

[@danielpierre3161]

Français comme…Wemby :)

[@St0rrrm]

ce monstre ptn

[@NicolasViard-kc9dm]

Marchand/Wemby/Dupont/Mbappé. C'est fou le nombre de prodiges qu'un petit pays de 70M d'habitants arrive à produire.

[@pinkunicorn3373]

pas tant que ça en fait. Nous avons toujours eu des talents. Mais aujourd'hui, Les jeunes talents sont mieux détectés et mieux formés.

[@NRClips3414]

A "small country" of SEVENTY MILLION 🤭☠🧢

[@HollywoodWestern]

Wtf

[@philippem4400]

😊😉

[@jamesaldrich9754]

What a joke ,they swim half the race under water,what happened to swimmng.

[@withustokenofficialchannel1463]

Where are all the women? Surely there must be some trans women who made the event?

[@osmithk]

Total smoke.

[@verward]

Leon really stole what would have been a super tight race from us. Honestly I would have rather fully focused on hobson and magahey duking it out till the end than watch frog boy go halfway on every turn. Don't get me wrong it's really impressive. But to me he is completely ruining yards swimming.

[@privatesale211]

🤣 salty

[@Vergil955]

My rice lacked salt, thanks pal

[@peenhead9938]

Didn't even break 4 minutes trashhhhhhhhhh