French swimmer Leon Marchand smashed the world document within the 200-meter particular person medley, a mark that had stood for 14 years, on the World Swimming Championships in Singapore on Wednesday.
Within the semifinal warmth of the 200 IM, he touched the wall in 1 minute, 52.69 seconds, besting Ryan Lochte’s time of 1:54.00, set in 2011, by over a full second.
“Right this moment I felt actually good earlier than the race,” he stated. “Within the water, I felt gentle, I used to be taking in quite a lot of water and technically every little thing felt clear.”
The occasion ultimate is scheduled for Thursday.
Marchand, 23, will try to interrupt his personal world document within the 400 particular person medley on Sunday, the ultimate day of competitors. He set that mark of 4:02.50 on the 2023 worlds in Fukuoka, Japan.
He’s solely competing in these two races and the relays, eliminating the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke from his program. Marchand gained gold in all 4 of these occasions on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
–Discipline Stage Media/Reuters
