Leon Marchand’s finishing kick in the 200-meter fly was incredible.
Leon Marchand made an incredible comeback to win gold in the 200-meter fly at the Paris Olympics. Marchand made the turn into the final leg of the race trailing Hungary's Kristof Milak, but caught up underwater and pulled ahead in the final meters to win gold and set an Olympic record in the process.
Marchand's kick was unbelievable and has to be seen to be believed. Just another thrilling Olympic swimming event.This was Marchand's third gold medal of the Paris Olympics, having previously won the 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter medley. He also owns five gold medals from events in the World Championships and two from the NCAA Championships where he swam for Arizona State.
During the 400-meter individual medley final, Marchand broke Michael Phelps's Olympic record of 4:03:84, which he set at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Phelps told Pat McAfee he wasStephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News.
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