Léon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley 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.

French swimmer Léon Marchand took more than a second off the 200-meter individual medley world record on Wednesday to shatter American Ryan Lochte’s long-standing mark.

Swimming top star Leon Marchand crowned his performance in the men's 200 metre medley at the World Aquatics championships with gold, a day after he broke the world record in the event. The French swimmer clocked 1 minute 53.

Bettering their own world record, the United States won the women’s 4x100m medley relay world title on the final day of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Sunday (August 3, 2025). The Americans were victorious in 3min 49.

Léon Marchand is out to break his own world record in the 200-meter individual medley Thursday at the swimming world championships in Singapore

July 30 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Leon Marchand said his decision to opt for a reduced schedule at the world championships in Singapore had paid off handsomely after the Frenchman smashed the 200 metres individual medley world record on Wednesday.

He could be capable of breaking the world record: 1:54.00, set by Ryan Lochte at the 2011 World Championships. In Paris, Marchand swam 1:54.06, missing the record by six hundredths of a second.

Léon Marchand broke the world record in the 200-meter individual medley Wednesday at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.61 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by Ryan Lochte.

French swimming sensation Léon Marchand set a world record on Wednesday as he powered into the final of the men's 200m individual medley at the world swimming championships in Singapore.