Singapore, July 30, 2025 (AFP) - Marchand gears up for 200m IM world record bid

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2025-07-30

Leon Marchand geared up for an assault on the 200m individual medley world record Wednesday as he cruised through the heats to start his world championship campaign in Singapore. France's Olympic hero, who won four individual golds at last year's Paris Games, is looking to break Ryan Lochte's 200m IM world record of 1min 54.00sec, which has stood since 2011. Marchand is competing only in the medley events in Singapore and he hinted he would go al......

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