Tom Dolan, a 19-year-old from Arlington, Va., won the 400-meter individual medley at the World Swimming Championships in 4 minutes, 12.30 seconds, shaving .06 seconds off the record.

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Also, 16-year-old German Franzi Van Almsick set a record in the women's 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:56.78 to better the 8-year-old mark of 1:57.55 set by another German, Heike Friedrich.

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