The Sports Moment
The Sports Moment
The Washington Post
A U.S. coach's conflict in Paris
15 minutes Posted Aug 1, 2024 at 11:56 am.
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France’s star swimmer, Léon Marchand, was trained in the United States by the same coach who trained Michael Phelps. But now Marchand is swimming against the United States, and not everyone is happy. Host Ava Wallace talks with Post sports columnist Barry Svrluga about how the phenomenon of coaches and athletes “crossing borders” at the Paris Olympics is making waves.