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Ryan Lochte breaks another world record

Ryan Lochte breaks his second world record in as many days, this time in the 100m individual medley.

Ryan Lochte has broken his second world record in as many days at the World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul.

Lochte clocked a time of 50.71s in the 100m individual medley, shaving five hundredths of a second off the old record.

The time follows Lochte's world record in the 200m individual medley yesterday, and the 28-year-old admitted that he went into the race hoping to break the record.

"I knew I had to give it 110% tonight because tomorrow I have the 200 backstroke right before it so I knew if I had any shot of going for the world record it had to be tonight so that is what I wanted to do," he said.

"It's the fans - they are the ones that push me. I can hear them during my race when I am swimming and that's what keeps me going.

"If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here right now."

Lochte, an 11-time Olympic medallist, gave last night's 200m individual medley gold medal to a fan sat at poolside.

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