Marchand still the home hero in Paris as new record breakers emerge

Two years after the Paris Olympics, Leon Marchand continues to be the home hero at the European Swimming Championships, which concluded last weekend. However, the competition also showcased new world record breakers from Italy and Germany. Sara Curtis, who will turn 20 this week, set two new 50m backstroke records during her gold-winning performance.

Germany's Johannes Liebmann, also 19, shattered the 1,500 freestyle record by nearly four seconds. Curtis's new record of 26.56 seconds surpassed the previous best by Australian Kaylee McKeown by 0.30 seconds, marking the first time a European had held the world record in the event since 2009. Germany's Johannes Liebmann set the new 1,500 freestyle record at 14:28.08, beating the previous American record held by Bobby Finke.