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Earlier, Marchand – perhaps unsurprisingly – was the fastest qualifier for Friday’s 200m individual medley final, finishing in 1:56.31 after being given another huge reception by the crowd.<\/p>\n
Marchand made history on Wednesday with two golds in one night, winning the 200m butterfly title and the 200m backstroke title in the space of two hours.<\/p>\n
He also won gold in the 400m medley.<\/p>\n
Tom Dean qualified for Friday’s 200m individual medley final in 1:56.92 – but British team-mate Duncan Scott was quicker with 1:56.49.<\/p>\n
“It felt all right,” Scott told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“I probably wanted to be out a bit quicker and work the backstroke a bit more.<\/p>\n
“I should have an alright lane for tomorrow night so it should be a good one. I’m excited.”<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Britain’s Ben Proud was the fastest qualifier for Friday’s men’s 50m freestyle final.<\/p>\n
Proud clocked 21.38secs to give himself an excellent chance of a first Olympic gold.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old has won world, European and Commonwealth gold in the discipline. but has yet to secure an Olympic medal.<\/p>\n
“I have never been in this position – it is very exciting,” Proud told BBC TV.<\/p>\n
“It’s funny, not everything went right, but it is about finding that balance of what you can do well and what you can do better.”<\/p>\n
Britain’s Honey Osrin was the third-fastest qualifier for the women’s 200m backstroke final in 2:07.84, with Katie Shanahan also reaching the showpiece in 2:08.52.<\/p>\n
Britain’s Laura Stephens finished eighth in the women’s 200m butterfly in 2:08.82 – the first final of the night – as Canadian 17-year-old Summer McIntosh set an Olympic record.<\/p>\n
McIntosh registered 2:03.03 to claim gold and clinch her third medal in Paris, after triumphing in the women’s 400m medley and taking silver in the 400m freestyle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n