DOHA – Great Britain’s Adam Peaty charged his way to a meet record in the 50 breast semis at the FINA World Short Course Championships.
Peaty posted a swift time of 25.75, downing Felipe Silva’s meet record of 25.95 set in Dubai back in 2010. Peaty nearly moved to the top of the world this year ahead of Silva’s 25.71 from the Jose Finkel Trophy meet.
Silva, meanwhile, placed second in 25.77 with Russia’s Kirill Prigoda taking third in 26.04.
South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh, the world-record holder with a 25.25 from Berlin in 2009, qualified fourth in 26.11.
Brazil’s Joao Gomes Jr. (26.25), France’s Giacomo Perez-Dortona (26.31), Slovenia’s Damir Dugonjic (26.33) and Italy’s Fabio Scozzoli (26.36) also made finals for tomorrow night.
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- Men’s 200 free relay finals
- Women’s 100 breast finals
- Men’s 50 back finals
- Women’s 50 back semis
- Men’s 100 free semis
- Women’s 50 free semis
- Men’s 50 fly finals
- Women’s 100 fly semis
- Men’s 100 IM semis
- Women’s 200 IM finals
- Men’s 50 breast semis
- Mixed 200 medley relay finals
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