Paris Olympics: French swimmer Léon Marchand scores two gold medals - video Dailymotion

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00:00Shortly before 9 p.m. Paris time, Léon Marchand won the Olympic 200m butterfly,

00:05sending thousands of French supporters delirious.

00:1290 minutes later, Marchand wrote himself into the history books with another medal

00:17in the 200m breaststroke, becoming the first swimmer in more than a century to win two

00:21individual titles in one day, a feat that even the great Michael Phelps could not manage.

00:27It's incredible, he's out of this world. It was one hell of a challenge and boy did he pull it off.

00:34Léon for president, Léon is king. There was the Lion King, now there is King Léon.

00:38He made history, we will remember this all our life. It's once in a lifetime, amazing.

00:44With a whole country behind him, Marchand topped it all by breaking the Olympic record in each race.

00:50It's one of the greatest exploits in the history of the Games,

00:53and even the man himself found it hard to process.

00:58It's insane. It was already crazy enough to be in two finals. I had a very good race plan

01:02for the 200m butterfly. It's insane to experience as a Frenchman. I couldn't be happier.

01:09But there's no time for Marchand to rest on his laurels. He's back in the pool on Thursday for

01:14his next race, the 200m medley, and few would bet against the 22-year-old from Toulouse

01:20adding to his medal haul.

Paris Olympics: French swimmer Léon Marchand scores two gold medals

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