Leon Marchand Wins Dominant 400m Medley World Title
But business was back to normal in the final as the 23-year-old took an early lead before moving further and further away from his rivals as the race progressed.
Marchand broke Michael Phelps's 400m IM world record two years ago in Japan but his time in Singapore was more than two seconds outside his best mark.
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