Explaining Leon Marchand’s 3:28.82 400 IM NCAA Record | RACE ANALYSIS

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We are giving it our best at explaining Leon Marchand‘s 3:28.82 400 IM… but to be honest, it’s hard to put into words. He dropped 2.5 seconds, becoming the first man to go 3:31, 3:30, 3:29, and 3:28 all in 3 months (and the last 3 of those all in 3.5 minutes). This weekend, the man can do no wrong.

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