(Race Video) Adam Peaty Breaks Clock With 26.66 in 50 Breast Semis

Photo Courtesy: R-Sport / MIA Rossiya Segodnya

After a lengthy delay due to a timing malfunction, Great Britain’s Adam Peaty was announced as the top swimmer in the men’s 50-meter breast semis at the 2016 European Championships.

Peaty, the world-record holder with a 26.42, blasted semis with a 26.66. That’s tied for the fifth-best time ever. Peaty (26.42), Peaty (26.51), Peaty (26.62), Cameron van der Burgh (26.62), van der Burgh (26.66) are the others in the mix.

Peaty easily cleared his top-ranked season best of 26.93 from earlier this meet, while teammate Ross Murdoch took second in 27.25 for fourth in the world.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Slovenia’s Peter John Stevens (27.29), Slovenia’s Damir Dugonjic (27.46), Lithuania’s Giedrius Titenis (27.48), Italy’s Andrea Toniato (27.53), Serbia’s Caba Siladji (27.56) and Sweden’s Johannes Skagius (27.64) also made the finale.

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