Two years ago, French teen swimmer Léon Marchand cold emailed Bob Bowman, the longtime coach of Michael Phelps, with a request. Marchand intended to go to college in the U.S. and asked if there was ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. NANTERRE, France - You couldn't stage Léon Marchand's coronation any better. Over the ...

PARIS — Swim stars will be prominent among the flag-bearers when Olympic athletes bid farewell to the Paris Games in a closing ceremony at France's national stadium on Sunday night. Léon Marchand has ...

PARIS, December 10. IN the last few years, France's swimming fortunes have risen steadily. With the likes of Laure Monaudou, Matalia Metella and Solenne Figues, the French women in particular are ...

Imagine standing on Shakespeare Beach, preparing to swim across the 21-mile English Channel to France. The white cliffs of Dover soar behind you, but you can't see them because it's the middle of the ...

Over the last week, before an adoring and at times tumultuous home crowd in Paris, the young Frenchman with a mop of blond hair has emerged as the next big name in international Olympic swimming.