French Olympic swimming hero Leon Marchand said Wednesday his record-breaking exploits in the Paris pool have changed his life so much that he often needs to don a disguise to evade attention.
The 22-year-old won all four of his individual races at the Games -- the 200m butterfly, 200m breaststroke and 200m-400m medley double.
It thrust him into elite company as the first male swimmer to do so at a singles Games since American legend Michael Phelps in 2008.
However, fame has its occasional downside. "I'm going to lose a little freedom and spontaneity because I can't go out to restaurants like I used to anymore," Marchand said as Toulouse feted its new Olympic star. "I need to organise myself a little more.
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