Marchand breaks Phelps world record in 400m medley

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Gold medalist Leon Marchand (L) of France celebrates with Michael Phelps after the men's 400m medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

Frenchman Leon Marchand broke Michael Phelps' 15-year-old world record in men's 400 meters individual medley (IM) at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday.

The 21-year-old retained his championship in a time of four minutes 2.50 seconds, trimming 1.34 seconds off Phelps' previous mark of 4:03.84 set at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

American Carson Foster finished second in 4:06.56 and Japan's Daiya Seto took bronze in 4:09.41.

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