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

Arizona State student-athlete Leon Marchand won the 500 free title at the 2024 NCAA Swimming Championships with an NCAA record time of 4:02.31 on March 28, 2024. Marchand's time of 4:02.31 broke his own record by 3.87 seconds.

[aculturedspecimen]

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

[Strrrm]

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

[Kushiba.Sensei]

Normally the competition is only for humans, not dolphins.

[quantumcat]

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

[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.

[davidgross]

UNBELIEVABLE! Marchand can’t be stopped!!!

[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.

[garou]

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

[ccbgaming]

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

[anthonyclarke]

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.

[tonysutherlandh]

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

[Nels]

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

[guillaume]

Appreciate the French encouragements on ASU flag 😘

[turnerburner]

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

[francoisheron]

ça sent bon les médailles d'or a Paris !

[geowillia]

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

[joejohnson]

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

[sethaldrich]

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

[Bluefrtjerk]

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

[adda]

That first turn was an absolutely perfect