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Namibia: Magic Marchand adds gold to world record as McIntosh wins again – Sport

Namibia: Magic Marchand adds gold to world record as McIntosh wins again – Sport

Africa Links 24 with AFP
Published on 2025-07-31 21:50:54

Swimming superstar Leon Marchand won 200m individual medley world gold on Thursday to go with his record as untouchable Summer McIntosh clinched a third title in Singapore.

The 23-year-old Frenchman Marchand embellished his status as the biggest thing in men’s swimming on Wednesday by obliterating Ryan Lochte’s world record that had stood since 2011.

Marchand’s new mark of 1min 52.69sec in the world championships semi-finals wiped more than a second off Lochte’s 1min 54.00 and…

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