Here’s where to dive in this summer of 2026 in Paris and Île-de-France! Swimming in the Seine and Marne is making a comeback ...

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 ...

Léon Marchand, who has the potential to win medals in four individual events, bears much of the weight of France’s expectations. He is ready, he said, but added, “It does feel weird.” By Jenny Vrentas ...

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 ...

NANTERRE, France—Swimming is a sport with only a few rules. No running on the deck. No diving in the shallow end. And definitely no peeing in the pool. But here’s one of the dirtiest secrets of the ...

Finding himself at a loose end on a rainy day in France, triathlete Jeremy arranged to view some properties in the quaint neighborhood he’d been staying in. Originally from Wales, the father-of-two ...

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 ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. NANTERRE, France — When Caeleb Dressel sliced into the water Friday night at La ...

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 ...

DOVER, England (AFNS) | After approximately two years of training and regimented swimming schedules, two Airmen swam the English Channel from Dover, England, to the western coastline of France Sept.

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.