France has the champion they desperately desire.

法國擁有了他們夢寐以求的冠軍。

I mean, I've never seen anything like that in a swimming pool in my entire life.

我是說，我這輩子都沒見過游泳池裡有這樣的東西。

At these Olympic Games, there's one swimmer making the biggest splash of all.

在本屆奧運會上，有一位游泳運動員的表現最為突出。

Marchand's march to greatness continues.

馬查德的偉大征程仍在繼續。

Leon Marchand to the wall for another Olympic gold.

萊昂-馬爾尚（Leon Marchand）衝向牆壁，再奪奧運金牌。

His name chanted far beyond the aquatics arena.

他的名字在水上競技場外久久迴盪。

This crowd knows it, Leon Marchand.

這群人都知道 萊昂-馬查德

It's a lot for me.

這對我來說很重要。

I'm a really shy, intimate person at first, so I gotta get used to all that.

一開始，我是一個非常害羞、親密的人，所以我必須適應這一切。

Leon Marchand won five medals at the Paris Olympics, four of them gold, and he is the pride and joy of France and the entire world.

萊昂-馬爾尚在巴黎奧運會上贏得了五枚獎牌，其中四枚是金牌，他是法國乃至全世界的驕傲和自豪。

But it almost didn't happen because when he was seven years old, he quit swimming.

但這幾乎沒有發生，因為在他七歲時，他放棄了游泳。

Why?

為什麼？

Because the water was too cold.

因為水太冷了。

That's right, this is from ASU, an article that I just found.

沒錯，這是我剛從美國科學院大學（ASU）找到的一篇文章。

You couldn't believe it, but he quit because, well, he was really skinny, and so he quit for two years.

你簡直不敢相信，但他辭職了，因為他真的很瘦，所以他辭職了兩年。

Can you imagine that?

你能想象嗎？

One of the greatest swimmers in our generation, the fastest swimmer on the planet today, literally quit swimming because the water was too cold.

我們這一代人中最偉大的游泳運動員之一，當今世界上游得最快的運動員，真的因為水太冷而放棄了游泳。

Well, we're glad that he made a comeback.

我們很高興他能捲土重來。

Here's a fun fact for you.

告訴你一個有趣的事實。

Did you know that he is the son of two Olympic swimmers?

你知道他是兩位奧運游泳選手的兒子嗎？

This is his dad right there, Xavier.

這是他爸爸 澤維爾

They both swam for France, and this is little Leon Marchand, and this is at Auburn University because his dad represented France in the 1996 and the 2000 Olympics.

他們都曾為法國隊游泳，這是小萊昂-馬爾尚，這是在奧本大學，因為他的父親曾代表法國隊參加過 1996 年和 2000 年奧運會。

He was a bronze at the European Championships in the year 2000, and this is when Michael Phelps was coming onto the scene.

他曾在 2000 年的歐洲錦標賽上獲得銅牌，當時邁克爾-菲爾普斯（Michael Phelps）正嶄露頭角。

Xavier actually was the first Frenchman to make the top eight final at the Olympics in the 200 IM, and you know who just won the 200 IM at the Paris Olympics?

實際上，澤維爾是第一位在奧運會200 IM項目中進入前八名決賽的法國人，你知道誰剛剛在巴黎奧運會200 IM項目中奪冠嗎？

This guy right over here, like father, like son, and also his mom is an Olympic swimmer from the 1996 or 1992 Olympics.

這邊這個人，有其父必有其子，他的媽媽也是 1996 年或 1992 年奧運會的游泳選手。

That's his dad.

那是他爸爸

This is a more updated photo.

這是一張更新後的照片。

This is his brother right there.

這是他的弟弟

It is a swimming family, and here they are, brothers hugging, celebrating after the insane accomplishments that he had at the Olympics, and here's a fun shot of Xavier racing back in the day, and you can read it right there on the cap.

這是一個游泳世家，他們兄弟倆擁抱在一起，慶祝澤維爾在奧運會上取得的輝煌成就，這是澤維爾當年參加比賽的有趣照片，你可以在帽子上看到。

This is Marchand.

這是馬尚。

Who knew, 20 years later, a superstar in the making.

誰知道，20 年後，一位巨星正在冉冉升起。

Also, fun fact, this guy right here is his coach.

另外，有趣的是，這個人就是他的教練。

This is Bob Bowman, and if you don't know who Bob Bowman is, you probably know who this guy is.

這是鮑勃-鮑曼，如果你不知道鮑勃-鮑曼是誰，你可能知道這傢伙是誰。

This is Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time, and this guy used to coach Michael Phelps for 20 years, since the age of 11 all the way through five Olympic games, the age of 31, and now Bob Bowman is the main coach for Leon Marchand, and he's done this before.

這是邁克爾-菲爾普斯，有史以來最偉大的奧運選手，而這個人曾經執教邁克爾-菲爾普斯20年，從11歲開始，一直到五屆奧運會，31歲，現在鮑勃-鮑曼是萊昂-馬爾尚的主要教練，他以前也幹過這個。

He's done these doubles, these programs, this insane Olympic schedule that Michael Phelps had right here, the greatest of all time, and now there is a lot of superstars in this photo right here.

他完成了這些雙打、這些項目、這些瘋狂的奧運賽程，邁克爾-菲爾普斯就在這裡，他是史上最偉大的選手，現在這張照片裡有很多超級巨星。

How about that?

怎麼樣？

Fun fact, Bob Bowman was the head coach of Arizona State University, where Leon Marchand actually cold emailed him to try and make it onto the team.

有趣的是，鮑勃-鮑曼曾是亞利桑那州立大學的主教練，萊昂-馬查德曾給他發過冷冰冰的電子郵件，希望能進入球隊。

Well, I guess it's a good thing that ended up working out, and now Bob Bowman is going to the University of Texas, where he is the director of swimming.

現在鮑勃-鮑曼要去德克薩斯大學，擔任游泳部主任。

Here is Leon Marchand holding that NCAA championship trophy right there.

萊昂-馬查德就捧著 NCAA 冠軍獎盃。

They were victorious, and Bob Bowman really turned the program around, but I think this guy had a lot to do with it, winning multiple NCAA titles, and now, like I said, Bob Bowman, his coach, is now at the University of Texas, and you know who's following him to the University of Texas to train?

他們取得了勝利，鮑勃-鮑曼真正扭轉了項目的局面，但我認為這傢伙與此有關，他贏得了多個NCAA冠軍，現在，就像我說的，鮑勃-鮑曼，他的教練，現在在德克薩斯大學，你知道誰跟著他去德克薩斯大學訓練嗎？

That's right, Leon Marchand.

沒錯，就是萊昂-馬爾尚。

Now, we know Leon Marchand is good in the Olympic-sized pool, but did you know that he is phenomenal in the 25-yard pool as well?

現在，我們知道萊昂-馬查德在奧林匹克規格的泳池中表現出色，但你知道他在 25 碼泳池中也同樣出色嗎？

Here is his bio at ASU's website, and look at how adorable he is.

這是他在 ASU 網站上的簡介，看看他多可愛。

This is his freshman year right there, and his sophomore year, junior year, he turned pro after his junior year at the insane NCAA championships in 2024, and you can see him right there celebrating with his team at the historic IUPUI in Indianapolis.

這是他的大一，大二，大三，大三結束後，他在 2024 年瘋狂的 NCAA 錦標賽上轉為職業選手，你可以看到他在印第安納波利斯歷史悠久的 IUPUI 與他的團隊一起慶祝。

And he turned pro at the perfect time.

他轉為職業選手的時機恰到好處。

Here he is with Louis Vuitton.

這是他與路易威登的合影。

He's sponsored by the biggest brands in the world because that NIL ain't gonna be good enough for him, and he is going after the big sponsorships, and he's compared to the greatest, Michael Phelps, who turned pro when he was 15.

他得到了世界上最大品牌的贊助，因為 NIL 對他來說還不夠好，他要爭取大的贊助，他被比作最偉大的邁克爾-菲爾普斯，他 15 歲就成為了職業選手。

He doesn't have quite as many medals just yet.

他現在還沒有那麼多獎牌。

Now, we know he won eight medals in the next Olympics, and then eight more in the one after that, and all of them were gold, the pressure that's starting to mount.

現在，我們知道他在下一屆奧運會上贏得了八枚獎牌，之後又在下一屆奧運會上贏得了八枚獎牌，而且都是金牌。

Here he is with Omega.

這是他和歐米茄的合影。

Sponsored by Omega, he's looking good, raking in the big dough as a professional athlete.

在歐米茄的贊助下，他作為職業運動員賺得盆滿缽滿。

And another fun fact, he not only won four gold medals at the Paris Olympics, he was four for four, but he was also two for two in a single night, which hasn't been done in 48 years.

另一個有趣的事實是，他不僅在巴黎奧運會上贏得了四枚金牌，四戰全勝，而且還在一個晚上兩戰全勝，這是 48 年來從未有過的。

He won back-to-back individual gold medals in the 200 butterfly and the 200 breaststroke.

他在 200 蝶泳和 200 蛙泳比賽中連續獲得個人金牌。

He won five total medals.

他總共獲得了五枚獎牌。

One of them was the 200 medley relay, where he swam the breaststroke leg, and he helped Team France secure a medal.

其中一次是 200 米混合泳接力，他遊的是蛙泳，幫助法國隊獲得了一枚獎牌。

And they're normally not medal contenders in this specific event.

而且，他們通常不是這個項目的獎牌競爭者。

He really is the fastest swimmer on the planet today.

他確實是當今世界上游得最快的選手。

Let me know what you guys think down below.

請在下面告訴我你們的想法。

Are we seeing another generation that will show us that if you have the will to win, you can make anything happen?

我們是否看到了又一代人，他們將向我們展示，只要你有必勝的決心，你就能創造一切？

And I'll quote Michael Phelps in saying, the mind controls the body, and the mind is unlimited.

我引用邁克爾-菲爾普斯的話說，思想控制著身體，而思想是無限的。

Now, if you want to see how fast Leon Marchand would be if he raced Michael Phelps in his prime, then check out this video over here.

現在，如果你想看看萊昂-馬查德在邁克爾-菲爾普斯全盛時期與他比賽會有多快，那就看看這段視頻吧。

I'll see you over there and happy swimming.

我們那邊見，祝你游泳愉快。