Adam Peaty Takes Down 100 Breast World Record, Touches in 57.00 — RACE VIDEO + QUOTES

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Great Britain’s Adam Peaty took down his own world record in the men’s 100 breast on his way to a dominant performance at the European Championships. After a stunning 0.47 reaction time, Peaty went out in 26.65 and finished in 57.00, under his own world record of 57.13 set on his way to Olympic gold two years ago.

Peaty has admitted that he is aiming for a sub-57-second 100 breaststroke before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and now, he just has one-hundredth to go.

“When I entered the pool I felt the passion and the flow,” Peaty said after the race, according to LEN Media. “I was no way expecting to swim a world record here. When I touched the wall I didn’t see the time proeprly and needed some moments to realise it but once I got it, it was an amazing feeling.”

Great Britain ended up finishing 1-2 in the race, as teammate James Wilby took second in 58.54, moving him behind Peaty and Cameron van der Burgh as the third-fastest swimmer in history. Russia’s Anton Chupkov, the World Champion in the 200 breast, took third in 58.96, followed by teammate Kirill Prigoda in 59.10.

Italy’s Fabio Scozzoli (59.51), Lithuania’s Andruis Sidlauskas (59.52), the Netherlands’ Arno Kamminga (59.59) and Serbia’s Caba Siladji (1:00.05) filled out places five through eight, respectively.

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Gustavo Medina

5 years ago

David Olvera

Dylan Matthew Wouters

5 years ago

Jeandré

Rob Brown

5 years ago

Wow!

Hank Hsu

5 years ago

Liao Wei-Chen太扯

Laura Steward

5 years ago

Spencer Steward….the British are coming

Sally Doherty

5 years ago

Reply to Laura Steward

I always think of Spencer when Adam peaty swims

Laura Steward

5 years ago

Reply to Laura Steward

Well a 57 LC Breast is INSANE!!! Spencer Steward is doing well and swimming BYU Swim and Dive ?. We need to get across the pond soon to see you all!! The kids are all getting so big! ❤️