Leon Marchand of France leaves the world's best swimmers in his wake.
Briefly

Barely four minutes after he dived into the pool, Marchand climbed out, French flags waving all about. The son of two Olympic swimmers from France, Marchand, in his home Games, blistered the field to win his first of many? gold medal in Paris, his time of 4:02.95 setting an Olympic record.
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