Swimming: Olympic schedule change benefiting French star questioned

A rare Olympic scheduling change has paved the way for French swimming star Leon Marchand to compete in both the men's 200-meter butterfly and 200 breaststroke finals during the Paris Games.The two finals were originally to take place back-to-back on July 31, but the latest competition schedule released in February by the Paris organizing committee has put four other events between them.According to Le Monde newspaper, France's swimming governing body lobbied for the change to give the 21-year-old Marchand a chance of winning both events.Le Monde quoted French technical director Julien Isso…READ FULL ARTICLE