French swimmer Léon Marchand wins 200-meter butterfly final at European championships
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French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 200-meter butterfly final at the European Swimming Championships on Saturday in Paris.
By: FRANCE 24 France's Léon Marchand competes in the final of the men's 200m butterfly swimming event during the LEN European Aquatics Championships at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Saint-Denis on August 15, 2026. © Julien de Rosa, AFP France 's Léon Marchand won the 200-meter butterfly final on Saturday at the European Swimming Championships in Paris , setting the world's best time of the year to claim his first European title.
Two years after his achievements at the Paris Olympics , the Toulouse native won in style with a time of 1 minute 51.72 seconds, well ahead of Hungary ’s Richard Marton (1 minute 54.06 seconds) and Greece ’s Apostolos Siskos (1 minute 54.13 seconds).
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