Adam Peaty Cruises to Top Seed in Men’s 100 Breast Prelims

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Great Britain’s Adam Peaty finished on top of his signature event, the men’s 100 breast, in prelims at the FINA World Championships. His time of 58.21, while well off his own world record, was faster than anyone else has ever swum.

United States swimmers finished in the next two spots going into the semi-finals as Cody Miller qualified in 59.14 and Kevin Cordes in 59.15. Brazil’s Joao Gomes was fourth in 59.24.

Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi took fifth in 59.33, but the time was not a Junior World Record, as was listed. He was slightly quicker last month with a 59.23. Martinenghi was followed by Russia’s Kirill Prigoda (59.36), Great Britain’s Ross Murdoch (59.51) and Russia’s Vsevolod Zanko (59.56).

China’s Yan Zibei (59.61), Brazil’s Felipe Lima (59.62), Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki (59.76), Lithuania’s Giedrius Titenis (59.79), Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich (59.84), Canada’s Richard Funk (59.89), Lithuania’s Andrius Sidlauskas (59.91) and the Netherlands’ Arno Kaminga (59.95) also qualified for the semis.

2012 Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh was a surprising no-show in the heats.

Swimming World Radio

Peaty discussed his first swim of the meet, how the World Champs feel different than the Olympics and how this World Champs is different as an established star than his first Worlds two years earlier.

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