In winning the World Championship 200m individual medley title in 1994, he established a new world record of 1:58.16 which lasted for almost nine years until it was broken by Michael Phelps (USA).
He achieved a new world record of 1:58.16 in the World Championship 200m individual medley title he won in 1994, which lasted almost nine years before being broken by Michael Phelps (USA).