{"id":39016,"date":"2026-08-11T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/?p=39016"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:01:46","slug":"leon-marchand-et-les-bleus-debutent-par-un-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/2026\/08\/11\/leon-marchand-et-les-bleus-debutent-par-un-podium\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e9on Marchand et les Bleus d\u00e9butent par un podium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Les doutes sont compl\u00e8tement lev\u00e9s concernant l\u2019\u00e9tat de sant\u00e9 de L\u00e9on Marchand. Le quadruple champion olympique de Paris retrouvait les bassins de la Capitale \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de l\u2019ouverture des championnats d\u2019Europe. Apr\u00e8s avoir d\u00e9clar\u00e9 forfait en brasse et sur le 400m 4 nages, le talent fran\u00e7ais \u00e9tait align\u00e9 en finale du relais 4x200m nage libre avec la France. Et il n\u2019a donc pas d\u00e9\u00e7u. En ouvrant cette course, le Toulousain a sign\u00e9 un chrono de 1:43.76, soit le plus rapide de la plan\u00e8te en 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Une mani\u00e8re parfaite de lancer le relais tricolore. Pierre Largeron, 20 ans, a ensuite assur\u00e9 puis Sauveur Cristofini a plong\u00e9 dans la piscine. Le prodige (16 ans) s\u2019entra\u00eenant au Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille a plac\u00e9 les Bleus sur le podium, avant le passage de Roman Fuchs. Le plus exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 des quatre a sorti 200 m\u00e8tres de tr\u00e8s grande qualit\u00e9 pour m\u00eame aller chercher l\u2019Allemagne. Les Bleus sont vice-champions d\u2019Europe avec un temps de 7:02.23, record national \u00e0 la cl\u00e9, quatre centi\u00e8mes devant les Allemands. La Grande-Bretagne, double championne du monde, a pris le titre en 7:01.52, record des championnats.<\/p>\n<p>7<sup>e<\/sup> lors des s\u00e9ries, sans L\u00e9on Marchand, les Bleus ont mis un s\u00e9rieux coup de boost pour atteindre la 2<sup>e<\/sup> place de cette finale. Le chef de file \u00e9tait bien heureux en sortant de la piscine. \u00ab\u00a0<i>On a fait un relais incroyable, je pense. Chacun a tenu son r\u00f4le jusqu\u2019au bout. J\u2019avais pas mal de pression \u00e0 partir premier comme \u00e7a, je fais une super course et apr\u00e8s \u00e7a suit. Roman finit comme un fou, c\u2019\u00e9tait vraiment cool<\/i>\u00a0\u00bb, d\u00e9crit L\u00e9on Marchand, dont le programme est encore incertain \u00e0 Paris.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Les doutes sont compl&egrave;tement lev&eacute;s concernant l&rsquo;&eacute;tat de sant&eacute; de L&eacute;on Marchand. 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