Léon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.69 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.

French swimmer Léon Marchand took more than a second off the 200-meter individual medley world record on Wednesday to shatter American Ryan Lochte’s long-standing mark.

Marchand shattered Ryan Lochte's 200-meter individual medley world record on Wednesday. Swimming at the world championships in Singapore, Marchand swam a 1:52.61. Lochte's record had stood since 2011 at 1:54.00.