US EditionFrench Swimmer Leon Marchand Tops Ryan Lochte's World Record
SINGAPORE, JUL 30 – Léon Marchand set a new 200m individual medley record at 1:52.61, breaking a 14-year-old mark by over a second, earning $30,000 at the world championships.
- At the 2025 World Championships in Singapore on July 30, French swimmer Léon Marchand set a new world best in the 200-meter individual medley during the semifinals, breaking a record that had stood for 14 years.
- The swimmer, a four-time individual Olympic gold medalist from last year's Paris Games, targeted breaking records by competing in a reduced schedule centered on the 200 and 400 medley disciplines.
- He surged ahead during the last freestyle segment to finish in 1:52.61, cutting more than a second off American Ryan Lochte’s 2011 record of 1:54.00, and noted that he gave his all and swam strongly.
- Marchand stated, "1:52 is unbelievable for me," and noted he would review technical details with his coach to improve for Thursday’s final where he could break the record again.
- He earned $30,000 for the swim, and the result suggests Marchand remains the dominant medley swimmer as he prepares to attempt the world title in Thursday's final.
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SINGAPORE -- Leon Marchand broke the world record in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.69 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.
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Léon Marchand tries to break his own 200 IM world record at the swim worlds in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) — Léon Marchand of France is out to break his own world record in Thursday’s 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore. If you missed it, Marchand only set the record on Wednesday in the semifinals at the worlds — 1 minute, 52.69 seconds. That shattered the old mark of 1:54.00 held by American Ryan Lochte since 2011. Of course, Marchand’s victory is almost assured. The only question is by how muc…
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