Léon Marchand, the first Frenchman in history to register his name in this ranking – FFL

With Léon Marchand, rest is never very long. Even when he is not swimming, he still makes us drink from the cup. In addition to his victories in pools, big and small, the French signed the first in the history of swimming. Our aquaphobia is here to stay.

Léon Marchand, hopefully the first (and last) French

You may have missed this, but not us. After having killed his companions in each of the last three rounds of the World Cup, Léon Marchand has won three hat tricks over the past two weeks. Nine wins in nine races with four swims. Suffice it to say that even Poseidon would have laid down his arms against France. But in addition to the awards that are beginning to fit on the shelf anymore, and the spear broken national and international recordsthe Toulouse man accomplished another disgraceful feat that no other Frenchman had done before.

LEON MARCHAND 🇫🇷 Overall Swimming World Cup Winner 2024@FFNatachadh @leon_marchand pic.twitter.com/LGDCdIXxHw

— World Aquatics (@WorldAquatics) November 2, 2024

With this regularity that deserves a club from the soft underground of Ligue 1 with draws, the French did not win a race, but the general classification of the World Cup. With 175.7 points, he is ahead of Switzerland’s Noè Ponti with which he conquered (171.9 points), as well as British Duncan Scott (167.8 points). So Léon Marchand was the first Frenchman in history to win this ranking. Does this surprise you?

Léon Marchand wins this world cup👑

He is the first Frenchman to win this competition🇫🇷

A logical victory for our French🐐#Swimming # swimming #SWC2024pic.twitter.com/vJYELqxHeE

– Swimming News (@actuswim) November 2, 2024