Leon Marchand is the new world record holder in the 400m individual medley. The Frenchman beat Michael Phelps’ record by 1.35 seconds.
Has set a new world record with 4:02.50 minutes over 400 meters individual medley: Frenchman Leon Marchand. – Petr David Josek/AP/dpa/archive image
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Leon Marchand improves Michael Phelps’ world record over 400m individual medley by 1.35 seconds. The Frenchman swims a time of 4:02.50 minutes at the World Championships in Fukuoka. Phelps’ world record stood for almost 15 years – the longest personal best for men.
Frenchman Leon Marchand has broken the world record in the 400m individual medley. At the swimming world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the Frenchman clocked a time of 4:02.50 minutes.
Especially in the breaststroke and in the diving phases, Marchand showed his class on his way into the history books. Marchand was 1.35 seconds faster than Michael Phelps.
The American set the record in August 2008. As a television commentator, Phelps cheered the world record standing up in Fukuoka. Phelps’ world record had stood for almost 15 years. It’s the longest-held best for men.
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2023-07-23 18:28:52
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