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Léon Marchand Aiming to Break the 200 Individual Medley Record at the Swimming World Championships
SINGAPORE, JUL 30 – Léon Marchand focuses on breaking the 200-meter individual medley world record while maintaining a lighter schedule after his Olympic success, officials said.
- Making his debut, Léon Marchand enters the men's 200-meter individual medley heats in Singapore on July 30, 2025, aiming to break the world record.
- By limiting himself to the 200 and 400 medley events, Léon Marchand scheduled his debut for Day 4 in Singapore on July 30, 2025, as part of an energy-conserving strategy.
- Illustrating his pedigree, Marchand aims to surpass Ryan Lochte's 1:54.00 world record in the 200 IM, set by American Lochte, who holds that record.
- Following his win, Marchand dethroned Urlando and will compete in the mixed 4×100 medley relay later on Day 4.
- Beyond Marchand, who won this event in Paris, he aims to become the first since Michael Phelps in 2011 to claim the world title.
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On Wednesday, Olympic champion Leon Marchand jumped into the World Championships pool for the first time during this championship. And already in the semi-final of the 200-meter medley, it was record-breaking when he erased Ryan Lochte's 14-year-old world record. Here is a report from the fourth day of the World Championships:
Léon Marchand is one of the great stars at Olympia in Paris. A year later he also shows his class
On his first day of racing at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore, the 23-year-old Frenchman dusted off Ryan Lochte's 2011 record, even before the final scheduled for Thursday.
The quadruple Olympic champion once again impressed in the World Pool in Singapore this Wednesday, winning the world record in the semifinals of the 200m4 swims.
For his first race in these Worlds, the French swimmer made the best time in the 200 m 4 swimming series on Wednesday.
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Léon Marchand aiming to break the 200 individual medley record at the swimming world championships
It’s only a semifinal race but all eyes at the swimming world championships will be on Léon Marchand as the Frenchman goes after the world record in the 200-meter individual medley.
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