Ryan Lochte claimed a world record and his 17th short course medal, another record, with a sensational swim in the men’s 400m individual medley.
- Second world mark to be bettered at Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex
The US swim star’s effort in 3:55.50 beat Laszlo Cseh’s former mark of 3:57.27 and earned him a second gold of this 10th FINA World Swimming Championship (25m).
Cseh, from Hungary was actually a competitor in the race, coming sixth in 4:04.93. Second was in-form Oussama Mellouli, winner of a bronze in the men’s 200m freestyle on day one of the event and bronze went to Scott Clary of the US.
Tickets to the Championships are available at the door, at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex, located on Dubai Bypass Road (E611).
