Stockholm, Apr 13 (AP) Olympic champion Lukas Martens of Germany has broken the men's 400-meter freestyle record at the Swim Open Stockholm. Martens became the first swimmer to break the 3 minute, 40 seconds barrier, finishing Saturday's race with a time of 3:39.96. Also Read | Will Kylian Mbappe Play Tonight in Alaves vs Real Madrid La Liga 2024-25 Match? Here's the Possibility of French Star Featuring in Starting XI. That was 0.11 seconds better than the previous record set by fellow German Paul Biedermann in 2009, according to Olympics.com. Biedermann's mark had been set wearing the drag-reducing “super suits” that were eventually banned in 2010. Also Read | Newcastle United vs Manchester United Premier League 2024-25 Free Live Streaming Online: How To Watch EPL Match Live Telecast on TV & Football Score Updates in IST?. The 23-year-old Martens won the 400-meter freestyle gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a time of 3:41.78. (AP) AM (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)