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FUKUOKA, Japan — 'French 22-year-old Leon Marchand has broken Michael Phelps world record in the men's 400-meter individual medley in a time of 4 minutes, 02.50 seconds. Phelps set the old record of 4:03.84 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Marchand set the new mark on Sunday on the first day of eight in the pool at the World Aquatics Championships. It was the last individual record that Phelps held since retiring for good after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
