Léon Marchand (born 17 May 2002) is a French

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. He is the European record holder in the

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400 metre individual medley and the French record holder in the long course 200 metre individual medley, 200 metre butterfly and 200 metre breaststroke. He competed in the 400 metre individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing sixth in the final. At the

2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested March 23–26, 2022 at the 98th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I men's collegiate swimming and d ...

, he won NCAA titles in the 200 yard breaststroke and 200 yard individual medley. He won the gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley and the

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and the silver medal in the 200 metre butterfly at the

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Career

2019 World Junior Championships

In August 2019, at the World Junior Swimming Championships in

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, Marchand won the bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a French record time of 4:16.37.

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(24 August 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Kehoe, Lydia Ferrari (20 March 2021)
"Leon Marchand Downs Own French National Record In 400 IM"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. He also placed seventh with a time of 2:01.53 in the 200 metre individual medley, seventh swimming a 1:58.73 in the final of the 200 metre butterfly, tenth in the 200 metre breaststroke with a 2:15.13, and 15th in the 100 metre breaststroke in a time of 1:03.03.

(25 August 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

2020 Summer Olympics

Marchand qualified in his first event for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 2021 French Elite Swimming Championships in Chartres, making the French Olympic Team in the 400 metre individual medley with a personal best and French record time of 4:09.65."Championnats de France Elite - 50 m: Résultats 400 4 Nages Messieurs"
(in French). ''

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''. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Byrnes, Liz (15 June 2021)
"Leon Marchand Goes 4:09.65 For French 400IM Record At Olympic Trials; Duhamel & Lesaffre Book Tickets"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Pecoraro, Nick (15 June 2021)
"19-Year-Old ASU Commit Leon Marchand Sets French 400 IM Record At 4:09.65"
''

''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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, Japan, Marchand placed sixth in the 400 metre individual medley with a 4:11.16, tenth in the 4×100 metre medley relay, 14th in the 200 metre butterfly with a 1:55.68, and 18th in the

with a 1:58.30.

;

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(1 August 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
. ''

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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

2022 NCAA Championships

At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March in

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, Marchand won his first individual NCAA title of his freshman year for the

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in the 200 yard individual medley, winning the event and setting new

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, and US Open records with his time of 1:37.69, which was over four-tenths of a second faster than the old marks of 1:38.13 set by

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in 2018 (NCAA and US Open records) and 1:38.14 set by

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in 2019 (NCAA Championships record).De George, Matthew (24 March 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Leon Marchand Breaks Dressel 200 IM Mark with 1:37.69"
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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022.Gibbs, Robert (24 March 2022)
"Freshman Leon Marchand Takes Down Caeleb Dressel 200 IM Record With 1:37.69"
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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022. It was the first time since 2000 that a man from the

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swim program won an individual title in swimming at a

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."Freshmen Sates, Marchand win swimming events at NCAAs"
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''. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022. He won a second NCAA title in the 200 yard breaststroke, finishing 0.56 seconds ahead of second-place finisher

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with a time of 1:48.20.Rieder, David (26 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Leon Marchand Concludes Magnificent NCAA Debut With 200 Breast Title"
''

''. Retrieved 3 April 2022."Cal takes men's swimming and diving crown back from Texas"
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''. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. He placed second in the 400 yard individual medley, with a 3:34.08 to finish behind Hugo González, as well as in the 4×100 yard freestyle relay, where he split a 41.31 for the second leg of the relay to help finish in a final time of 2:46.40.Rieder, David (25 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Hugo Gonzalez Crushes Chase Kalisz's 400 IM Record With 3:32.88"
''

''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.Rieder, David (26 March 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Finishes Meet on High Note With 400 Free Relay Triumph"
''

''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. Seven days after the end of the 2022 NCAA Championships, Marchand set a new French record in the 200 metre individual medley at the 2022 Pro Swim Series at

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, United States, with a time of 1:56.95 and won the silver medal behind

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who finished in 1:56.70.Penland, Spencer (2 April 2022)
"Leon Marchand Shatters French Record In 200 IM At PSS San Antonio – 1:56.95"
''

''. Retrieved 3 April 2022."Casas clocks top 200m medley time of 2022"
''

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''. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022. One day earlier, he won the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:09.24.Hy-Tek (1 April 2022)
"2022 TYR Pro Swim Series - San Antonio"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

2022 World Aquatics Championships

On 18 June, the first day of

swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships took place from 18 to 25 June 2022. The United States won the most gold medals (17) and overall medal count (45) in this discipline. Katie Ledecky of the United States and Léon Marchand of Fr ...

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, Marchand set a new French record in the 400 metre individual medley in the preliminary heats with a time of 4:09.09, qualifying for the evening final ranking first.

(18 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 June 2022."Record de France du 400m 4 nages pour Léon Marchand aux Mondiaux"
(in French). ''

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''. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022. He lowered his French record and set a new European record and Championships record in the final with a time of 4:04.28 to win the gold medal.

(18 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 18 June 2022."Léon Marchand champion du monde sur le 400m 4 nages"
(in French). ''

''. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022. Two days later, he qualified for the semifinals of the 200 metre butterfly with a time of 1:56.38 and tied rank of eleventh in the prelims.

(20 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 20 June 2022. For the semifinals, he ranked 0.18 seconds ahead of the next-fastest swimmer, fifth-ranked

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of the United States, and qualified for the final the following day with his new French record time of 1:54.32.

(20 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 20 June 2022."Milak breaks world record; 3 more US golds at swimming worlds"
'' Arab News''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022. The following morning, he qualified for the semifinals of the

, swimming a 1:58.70 to tie for eighth-rank heading into the semifinals.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2022. For his first race of the evening, he set a new French record in the final of the 200 metre butterfly at 1:53.37 and won the silver medal, finishing behind

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of Hungary and ahead of

Tomoru Honda is a Japanese competitive swimmer. He is the world record holder in the short course 200 metre butterfly. He won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre butterfly event. Career 2018–2019 In August 2018, when Hon ...

of Japan.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Butterfly Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2022."Natation : Léon Marchand s'offre l'argent sur 200 m papillon aux Mondiaux"
(in French). ''

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''. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022. In his final race of the day, the semifinals of the 200 metre individual medley, he set a new French record with a time of 1:55.75 and qualified for the final ranking first.

(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary"
''

''. Retrieved 21 June 2022. In the final of the 200 metre individual medley the following day, he won the gold medal with a French record time of 1:55.22.

(22 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 22 June 2022.Gregoire, Florian (22 June 2022)
"Léon Marchand : un 2e titre de champion du monde, le nageur dans l'historie"
(in French). ''

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''. Retrieved 22 June 2022."Título mundial en 200 m estilos para nadador francés Léon Marchand"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022."Natation: Léon Marchand champion du monde de 200m quatre nages"
(in French). ''

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''. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.Yibo, Cao (23 June 2022)
"French Marchand wins men's 200m individual medley at FINA worlds"
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''. Retrieved 23 June 2022. With his two gold medals, he became the third French swimmer to achieve two gold medals in individual events at a single

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, after

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and

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. He also became the List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men), first male swimmer representing France to win any medal in the 400 metre individual medley at a World Aquatics Championships and the first since 1998 to win a medal the 200 metre individual medley."Marchand Opens FINA World Championships With Second-Fastest 400 IM Time in History"
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''. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022. On 23 June, he split a 1:47.59 for the second leg of the 4×200 metre freestyle relay in the final to help achieve a seventh-place finish in 7:08.78.

(23 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 23 June 2022. In the preliminaries of the 4×100 metre medley relay on the eighth day, Marchand helped advance the relay to the final ranking second with a time of 52.09 seconds for the butterfly leg of the relay.

(25 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 25 June 2022. He lowered his split to a 51.50 in the final, contributing to a time of 3:32.37 and fifth-place finish

(25 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 25 June 2022. The month after the Championships, Marchand set a new French record in the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:08.76 at the 2022 Spanish Summer Championships in

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.Splash Meet Manager (24 July 2022)
"CTO. España Absoluto De Verano Open Astralpool: Men, 200m Breaststroke Open Results Finals"
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''. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

2023

Leading up to NCAA and conference championships season in 2023, Marchand set new NCAA and US Open records in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 3:31.84 in a dual meet against the

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on 21 January."Leon Marchand Destroys NCAA Record In 400 IM In Arizona State Dual Meet Against Cal"
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''. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.""Unreal" talent Leon Marchand on his "crazy" 400m IM record"
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''. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

(24 January 2023)
"Marchand Tabbed Pac-12 Men's Swimmer of the Week"
''

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2023 Pac-12 Conference Championships

On 1 March, the first day of the 2023

Championships at

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, United States, Marchand helped win the conference title in the 4×50 yard medley relay in a Pac-12 Conference and Championships record time of 1:21.69, splitting a 22.98 for the breaststroke leg of the relay.Hy-Tek (1 March 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions"
''teamunify.com''. Retrieved 1 March 2023."Sun Devils Sweep Relays in Record-Setting Times to Open Pac-12 Championships"
''

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''. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023."ASU sets multiple meet records on Day 1 of 2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming & Diving Championships"
''

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''. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023. He repeated the trio of conference title, conference record, and Championships record later in the session in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay, where he contributed a lead-off time of 1:30.77 to the final mark of 6:06.30. The times for both relays also set new Arizona State Sun Devils swim program records for the men's events. Following up with a 1:37.81 in the 200 yard individual medley the next day, he won his second-consecutive conference title in the event and lowered his Championships record from the previous year's edition by 1.84 seconds."Wins by Marchand, Dolan Help Sun Devils Jump to First Place on Day 2 of Pac-12 Championships"
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''. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023."ASU and California climb into first and second on day two of the Men's Swimming Championships"
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''. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023. On day three, he lowered his US Open and NCAA records in the 400 yard individual medley, setting new conference, Championships, and program records with a time of 3:31.57 to win the conference title.Hy-Tek (3 March 2023)
"2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions: Results Friday Finals"
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''. Retrieved 3 March 2023."Sun Devils Inch Closer to First Pac-12 Championship Title After Dominant Day 3"
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''. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023."ASU's Léon Marchand breaks NCAA record in 400 IM wth spectacular race"
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''. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023. He split a 49.73 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 yard medley relay later in the session, helping win the conference title with a program record time of 3:01.39. The fourth of four days, Marchand broke the US Open and NCAA records of 1:47.91 in the 200 yard breaststroke set by

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in 2017, winning the conference title with a personal best time of 1:47.67.Hy-Tek (4 March 2023)
"2023 Pac-12 Men's Swimming/Diving Champions: Results Saturday Finals"
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''. Retrieved 4 March 2023.Rieder, David (4 March 2023)
"Leon Marchand Cracks NCAA and U.S. Open Records in 200 Breaststroke at Pac-12 Championships"
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''. Retrieved 4 March 2023. For his final event, the 4×100 yard freestyle relay, he led-off with a 41.61 to contribute to a second-place time of 2:46.14. The points allocated for each of his swims contributed to an overall score of 897.5 points for the Arizona State Sun Devils, which earned the men's swim program its first team Pac-12 Conference Championships title."CHAMPIONS! Sun Devils Win Pac-12 Championship For First Time in Program History"
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''. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023."Arizona State makes history with programs first Pac-12 Men's Swimming and Diving Championship"
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''. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

2023 NCAA Championships

Later in the month, at the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, Marchand helped win the silver medal in the 4×50 yard medley relay in a time of 1:21.07 on the first day of competition, splitting a 22.27 for the breaststroke leg of the relay."Sun Devils Take Second in Two Relays, Sit In First After Day 1 of NCAA Championships"
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''. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023. Later in the session, he anchored with a 1:28.42 in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay to help win the silver medal in a time of 6:05.08.Hy-Tek (22 March 2023)
"Meet Results: 2023 NCAA DI Men's Swimming & Diving"
''swimmeetresults.tech''. Retrieved 22 March 2023. Both relay times set new men's swim program records for the Arizona State Sun Devils. His split time of 22.27 lowered the former fastest 50 yard breaststroke split time in NCAA history of 22.39 seconds set by Max McHugh two heats earlier."Gophers Open NCAA Championships in Record-Setting Fashion"
''

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''. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023. His split time of 1:28.42 for his 200 yard portion of the 4×200 yard freestyle relay ranked as the fastest in NCAA history as well.

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Records

Continental and national records

Long course metres (50 m pool)

US Open records

Short course yards (25 yd pool)

Awards and honours

* College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), Swimmer of the Year (Men's): 2022

(28 March 2022)
"Marchand Named CSCAA Men's Swimmer of the Year; 13 Sun Devils Earn All-America Honors"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.D'Addona, Dan (29 March 2022)
"CSCAA Awards: Kate Douglass, Lean Marchand Lead Year End Honorees"
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''. Retrieved 3 April 2022. *

, Swimmer of the Year (Men's): 2021–2022De George, Matthew (8 April 2022)
"Pac-12 Swimming Awards: Leon Marchand Sweeps Swimmer, Freshman of Year"
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''. Retrieved 8 April 2022. * Pac-12 Conference, Swimmer of the Meet, Pac-12 Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championships: 2023 * Pac-12 Conference, Freshman of the Year (Men's): 2021–2022 * ''

'', Swammy Award, NCAA Swimmer of the Meet (Men's): 2022 NCAA Division I ChampionshipsKeith, Braden (27 March 2022)
"2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving"
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''. Retrieved 2 April 2022. * ''SwimSwam'', Swammy Award, NCAA Freshman of the Year (Men's): 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marchand, Leon 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Toulouse Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of France French male freestyle swimmers French male medley swimmers French male breaststroke swimmers French male butterfly swimmers Arizona State Sun Devils men's swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming