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Darian Townsend sets 200 medley short-course WR

BERLIN – Darian Townsend of South Africa has beaten Michael Phelps to break the short-course world record in the 200-meter individual medley.

Townsend clocked 1 minute, 51.55 seconds to win the race at a World Cup meet Sunday and break the mark of 1:51.56 set by Ryan Lochte of the United States in Manchester, England, on April 11, 2008.