Xavier Marchand

Xavier Marchand

Personal information
Full name	Xavier Marchand
Nationality	France
Born	(1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 Deauville, Lower Normandy, France
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Medley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing France World Championships (LC) Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 200 m medley European Championships (LC) Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 200 m medley Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 200 m medley Mediterranean Games Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 200 m medley

Xavier Marchand (born 4 August 1973 in Deauville) is a former French medley swimmer, who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres individual medley event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia.

Career

After competing in the United States at the college level for Auburn University, Marchand competed in his first Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. He won his first international medal (silver) in 1997, at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in the 200 m individual medley, coming in second behind the Netherlands' Marcel Wouda.

Personal life

Marchand is married to former French Olympic swimmer Céline Bonnet. Their eldest son, Léon Marchand, is a four-time Olympic champion as well as a World and Olympic record holder in the long course. His older brother Christophe Marchand is also a former swimmer.