Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley; US, Australia win more world gold
SINGAPORE: Léon Marchand smashed the 200m individual medley world record in Singapore on Wednesday with another breathtaking swim while Australia and the United States celebrated more gold. Racing in the semifinals at the world championships, the Frenchman clocked clocking 1 minute, 52.69 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.


