M400IM: Marchand Back To Winning In Charted Waters After His 200 Timewarp Trip
“Today was proof that I made the right choices and that I’m doing what I love ... I already knew it - but it always feels good to be on the top step of the podium, to hear the national anthem, and to reflect on everything that’s happened this year.” - Léon Marchand
The race for the title was, in effect, over before the proverbial gun went off. We'd seen quadruple Olympic champion Léon Marchand jump into a Tardis for a spot of timewarpery in the 200m medley.
The only question was whether his 'sprint' progress would yet show through at the endurance end of the medley challenge.
Sort of, if you add a sprinkling of imagination and knowledge-based faith to the mix, was the answer the Frenchman gave as he pulverised his rivals as the swiftest lane 1 outside smoker there's ever been in a 400 medley final: 4:04.73.
That's his fourth-fastest career performance and all-time No5 performance:
