French youngster Leon Marchand set the world record in the men’s 400-meter individual medley Sunday, breaking the last individual mark that Michael Phelps had held from his illustrious swimming career.
Marchand cruised to the gold medal in 4 minutes, 2.50 seconds at the world championships in Fukuoka in southwest Japan. That broke the long-standing mark of 4:03.84 set by Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“That was insane, one of the most painful things I’ve done,” Marchand said. “It was amazing to do it here, and the time is crazy.””The best is yet to come,” added Marchand, who collected his medal […]
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