French swim star Leon Marchand coasted into Sunday night’s 400 metres medley final but the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Chase Kalisz of the United States crashed out. Marchand, who bettered Michael Phelps’ long-standing world record at last year’s world championships, conserved plenty of energy but still dominated the two heats – 1.21 seconds ahead of Briton Max Litchfield in the packed La Defense arena. Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand, who beat Litchfield for the 2024 world title in the absence of Marchand, made the final by finishing joint sixth with Italian Alberto Razzetti and Cedric Büssing, …