At the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won 400m gold in 47.78, the 2nd fastest time in history and just off the world record of 47.60 which has now stood for over 40 years. Let's break down Sydney's legendary performance, the depth of the race behind her, as well as how and if the world record may actually be broken in the coming years.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:15 The 400m World Record

02:38 What the Tokyo 2025 final was so special

03:54 Why the 400m World Record has stood so long

05:54 How Sydney ran 47.78 in the 400m

10:23 400m Race Splits

10:36 Tokyo 400m Final Race Splits

11:07 Best 400m splits of 2025

11:55 All-time best 400m splits

13:30 Why the record WILL be broken in 2026

15:21 Why the record WONT be broken in 2026

16:10 Why the record WONT be broken anytime soon

19:31 Why the record WILL be broken sooner than we think

20:44 Summary

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