The phrase "achieved a new record" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing accomplishments, particularly in contexts such as sports, business, or any field where records can be set or broken.
Example: "The athlete achieved a new record in the 100-meter dash, finishing in under 10 seconds."
Alternatives: "set a new record" or "established a new benchmark."
The company said in March it achieved a new record of $1.2m£795,00000) in sales of digital titles on tablets including the iPad.
On Monday, a fringe spokesperson said it had achieved a new record, with audience numbers up by 9% on the previous high in 2006, and up by more than 20% on last year, when the festival experienced a series of crises at its box office that led to the resignation of its then director, Jon Morgan.
Sales of alternative fuel vehicles, such as electric cars, increased by 9.4% to almost 28,000, achieving a new record market share of 1.4%.
Christie's all-important Impressionist-modern evening sale on May 8 is led by a Soutine depicting a rather sad-looking young boy dressed in baker's whites, "Le Petit Pâtissier"; the house is hoping the work will achieve a new record for the artist.
With $4.4m from Arena, the researchers not only achieved a new world record for efficiency of the most commonly used commercial silicon wafer, but have subsequently developed a method to further improve efficiency.
The company claims that the Model S achieved a new combined record of 5.4 stars.
A cake that is more that 1km long has achieved a new Guinness World Record, during a charity event to raise money for children with cancer.
It achieved a new degree of sophistication.
She has achieved a new personal best of 53,67sec, though.
Kaepernick did achieve great things, setting a new record for combined rushing and passing numbers in college at the University of Nevada, leading the 49ers to within a few yards of a Super Bowl victory, and helping launch a new era of running quarterbacks in the NFL.
Has Al Sharpton achieved a new-found respectability?
