The Chinese Pan Zhanle broke the world record for the 100m freestyle in 46 sec 80, removing six hundredths from the previous record held by the Romanian David Popovici, Sunday during the World Swimming Championships in Doha.
Zhanle, 19, set the mark during the 4x100m freestyle relay won by China.
The previous record was broken by Popovici during the European Championships in Rome in the summer of 2022.
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