New Delhi, July 31 -- Leon Marchand broke the 200-meter individual medley world record at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday (July 31). He clocked a remarkable 1:52.61, shattering the previous record set by Ryan Lochte in 2011.

Leon Marchand, the French swimming sensation who claimed four Olympic gold medals in Paris last year, delivered a brilliant performance in Singapore. His time of 1:52.61 in the 200m individual medley semifinal broke Lochte's long-standing record of 1:54.00.

"What's crazy is that it's a whole second, and it's still hard to believe," Marchand said.

Marchand also reflected on his strategy, "In the end, I went out hard from the start. But I stayed super-relaxed. I didn't make many mistake...