Adam Peaty Smashes 100 Breast Championship Record in Semi-Finals

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Men’s 100 Breast Semi-Finals

Adam Peaty of Great Britain charged to an easy first place seed with a dominating swim of 57.75. His time took down his own championship record of 58.18, set in 2015 in Kazan. Peaty is the reigning Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder with a time of 57.13.

Team USA delivered a 2-3 punch, collecting the second and third place seeds with top swims by Kevin Cordes (58.64) and Cody Miller (59.08).

Lithuania’s Andrius Sidlauskas posted a qualifying time of 59.12 to return as fourth, just ahead of China’s Yan Zibei’s 59.15.

Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki (59.18), Great Britain’s Ross Murdoch (59.23), and Russia’s Kirill Prigoda (59.24) completed the top qualifiers.

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