{"id":132457,"date":"2015-04-21T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T19:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=132457"},"modified":"2015-06-15T11:42:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T18:42:49","slug":"swimming-world-performance-of-the-week-adam-peatys-barrier-blasting-100-breast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-performance-of-the-week-adam-peatys-barrier-blasting-100-breast\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Performance of the Week: Adam Peaty’s Barrier-Blasting 100 Breast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Peaty’s world record on Friday in the 100-meter breaststroke continues to have people in amazement over the fact that a man has now completed the distance in 57 seconds. The 20-year-old’s time of 57.92 is a barrier breaker, and sets up a major summer season for the Englishman as he heads toward his first world championships.<\/p>\n

Peaty’s splits were remarkable. He touched at the 50-meter turn at 27.04, just four tenths slower than his 50 breast world record of 26.62. But he showed that the pace was not too fast, becoming the first man to swim the second 50 meters in less than 31 seconds with a stunning 30.88. The swim made Peaty the first Brit to own a world record since Gemma Spofforth set the women’s 100 backstroke world record in 2009.<\/p>\n

Adam Peaty world record race video<\/h2>\n