Sports | world record Finally, a Swimming World Record Is Broken Pan Zhanle beats record in 100-meter freestyle with 46.40 seconds By Newser.AI Read our AI policy Posted Jul 31, 2024 5:24 PM CDT Copied Pan Zhanle, of China, celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Pan Zhanle of China set a new world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle on Wednesday night, securing his nation's first swimming gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Zhanle finished the race in 46.40 seconds, surpassing his previous world record of 46.80 seconds recorded at the world championships in Doha in February. The 19-year-old swimmer triumphed in a fiercely competitive event, edging out Australia's Kyle Chalmers, who earned the silver medal with a time of 47.48 seconds. David Popovici of Romania narrowly missed out on the silver, clinching the bronze with a time of 47.49 seconds. This achievement is particularly significant as no other world records had been broken during the first four days of swimming competitions at the Paris Games. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP) Read These Next Cracker Barrel ditches the barrel in its logo. That massive civil penalty Trump was hit with just got thrown out. He 12 days into livestream when viewers noticed he wasn't moving. Hillary Clinton has a new prediction about SCOTUS. Report an error