Niklas Klei Sets New World Record for Fastest 400-Meter Dash While Wearing Crocs

On December 13, Niklas Klei of Kirchlengern, Germany ran a new 400-meter world record. No, he didn’t break Wayde van Niekerk’s 43.03 from the 2016 Olympics— but then again, van Niekerk wore high-tech carbon fiber sprinting spikes. Klei covered one lap of the track in 51.84 seconds—while wearing Crocs.

Back in January 2020, Olympic 800-meter finalist Nick Symmonds popularized the Crocs 400-meter dash in a YouTube video. The veteran set the record at 54.64. Since then, other runners chased the Crocs 400-meter world record, including Will Eggers, who set the previous record of 52.06 in June 2020.

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