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Jack Alexy sets American record in 100-meter freestyle at World Aquatics Championships
American Jack Alexy made waves in the pool at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Wednesday. Alexy blew past Caeleb Dressel's national record in the 100-yard freestyle in the second semifinal heat. He tapped the wall with a time of 46.81, earning him the top spot in the final. Dressel finished in 46.96 at the 2019 World Championships to set the record previously. The mark was 0.18 seconds better than the U.S. Open record he set in June and is third all time, according to Swim Swam. The Morristown, New Jersey, native still has the challenge of bringing home a podium spot in the final. He won a silver medal in the 2023 championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Romanian swimmer David Popovici is among the favorites in the event. American Patrick Sammon will also swim in the race. Shockingly, China's Pan Zhanle, who holds the world record in the 100 freestyle, finished with a 47.81 mark. Pan set the world record at the Paris Olympics with time of 46.40. Alexy won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024. He was a part of the 4x100 freestyle team. He and the U.S. also earned a silver medal in the 4x100 medley. The world championships' 100 freestyle final is scheduled for Thursday.
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French swimmer Leon Marchand tops Ryan Lochte's world record
Leon Marchand of France celebrates after establishing a new world record in the men's 200-meter individual medley Wednesday at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA July 30 (UPI) -- Leon Marchand sliced the pool water in 1:52.61 to break Ryan Lochte's 200-meter individual medley world record at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday in Singapore. The four-time Olympic gold medalist broke the 14-year-old record in the semifinals of the event at the Singapore Sports Hub. "I'm grateful for my coaches and all the staff behind me," Marchand, who earned a $30,000 check for his efforts, said on a streaming broadcast of the event. "It's been a pretty hard season, but I'm so happy to be here." American Shaine Casas finished second, 2.44 behind the Frenchman. Great Britain's Duncan Scott placed third. Lochte set the record with a 1:54.00 on July 28, 2011, at the world championships. He also owned the previous mark from a 1:54.10 swim in 2009. Michael Phelps set the record in the event eight times before it was broken by Lochte. He clocked a 1:54.23 for his fastest time at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Marchand will compete in the finale at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships -- with a chance to break his own record -- Thursday in Singapore. Canadian Summer McIntosh (400 freestyle and 200M medley), Australian Mollie O'Callaghan (200M freestyle), German Lukas Maertens (400M freestyle) and Americans Katie Ledecky (1500M freestyle) and Gretchen Walsh (100M butterfly) are among the notable gold medal winners so far at the world championships. The 2025 World Aquatics Championships will run through Sunday in Singapore.
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