ISTANBUL (AP) — Ryan Lochte broke his own world record in the 200-meter individual medley on Friday at the short-course world championships in Turkey.
The Olympic star finished the eight laps in one minute and 49.63 seconds. Daiya Seto of Japan won silver in 1:52.80 and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary got the bronze in 1:52.80.
Lochte set his earlier record of 1:50.08 at an event in Dubai in 2010.
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