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07/30 07:58 CDT Lon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1
minute, 52.61 second
Lon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.61
second
By STEPHEN WADE
AP Sports Writer
SINGAPORE (AP) --- Lon Marchand broke the world record in the 200-meter
individual medley on Wednesday at the world championships in Singapore,
clocking 1 minute 52.61 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American
Ryan Lochte.
He set the mark swimming in the semifinals and, in theory, could break it again
in Thursday's finals.
Marchand won four Olympic gold medals a year ago in Paris, but he's swimming
only the 200 and 400 medley -- and relays -- in Singapore. Planning the lighter
schedule in what he calls a "transition year" keeps him fresh to chase the
world marks.
Marchand will swim the 400 IM on Sunday, the final day of the world
championships. He holds that record of 4:02.50 set in the 2023 worlds in
Fukuoka, Japan.
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