Leon Marchand 3:28.82 400 IM Celebration

Expectations were sky-high for Leon Marchand in tonight’s final of the 400 IM, but he blew those out of the water. Marchand annihilated the NCAA and U.S. Open Record by nearly three seconds in a time of 3:28.82, becoming the first swimmer sub-3:31, 3:30 and 3:29 in one fell swoop. After breaking the NCAA and U.S. Open Record twice during the season, first breaking Hugo Gonzalez‘s mark of 3:32.88 with a 3:31.84 swim in a January dual meet before clocking 3:31.57 at Pac-12s, the idea of Marchand breaking the 3:30 barrier seemed like a possibility. But it’s now not only a reality, but so is sub-3:29. Swimming news courtesy of SwimSwam.com (https://swimswam.com) Click here to listen and subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3UGrNWo... Click here to listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Click here to listen and subscribe on Podbean https://swimswam.podbean.com/ Click here to listen and subscribe on Google https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR... Follow SwimSwam on: Facebook:   / swimswamnews   Twitter:   / swimswamnews   Instagram:   / swimswamnews