Peaty is the long-course world-record holder over 50m and 100m and has not been beaten in an Olympic-sized pool in the latter since making his senior debut at the Commonwealth Games in 2014.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old – coached by Mel Marshall<\/strong> at the National Centre Loughborough – lined up next to Ilya Shymanovich <\/strong>and was fourth when the field rose from the dive.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: MIKE LEWIS \/ ISL<\/p><\/div>\n
By the halfway mark, the Uttoxeter-born swimmer was 0.01secs ahead of Shymanovich who was having the better of the turns with the Briton faster through the water.<\/p>\n
Peaty had a long stroke into the final turn and the Belarussian was slightly ahead only for Peaty’s momentum to take him past the man to his left and into the wall.<\/p>\n
He beat the water and touched his heart before turning to the massed ranks of London team-mates who were indeed roaring.<\/p>\n
Ominously for his rivals Peaty declared he could go faster while dedicating the performance to his family.<\/p>\n
He told the ISL:<\/p>\n
“Ilya took so much out of me on those turns but for me in that last length I was like there’s no-one that works harder.<\/p>\n
“That’s what we’ve been doing for the last 10 years for moments like that.<\/p>\n
“It’s all about a learning process: that isn’t my best swim. It’s the world record but I know I can go faster and that’s for my family tonight.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Peaty has not competed in the short-course on a regular basis: there were three silvers at 2014 worlds and four European medals in total across the 2015 and 2017 editions.<\/p>\n
When Mark Foster<\/strong> put it to him that he couldn’t now say he was a short-course swimmer, Peaty said:<\/p>\n
“I’ve been putting it off for about six years now but when you’ve got a great team here and back home analysing the data, it makes it all worth it.<\/p>\n
“It is my victory but it is as much theirs as well.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Peaty returned for the skins – knockout races with the two remaining swimmers going head to head – and promptly broke the British record he set on Saturday, lowering it to 25.48 in the opening round before going on to win the final.<\/p>\n
He still didn’t get MVP though: that went to Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> with 65pts to Peaty’s 52.5.<\/p>\n
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Alia Atkinson: Photo Courtesy: Mine Kasapoglu\/ISL<\/p><\/div>\n
Alia Atkinson\u00a0<\/strong>had executed a superb race to take the women’s 100br in 1:02.66 – 0.3secs off the world record she jointly holds with Ruta Meilutyte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Duncan Scott<\/strong> set a new British record of 1:40.76 in the 200 free with a clear victory over Danas Rapsys,\u00a0<\/strong>his second national mark in as many days following his 200IM blast on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He said:\u00a0\u201cIt was a big day for the Roar and there were some outrageous swims – to secure the final place is the cherry on top. This is just another building block and as Mel said it\u2019s about fine tuning the little things, as we have a big challenge ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was a Canadian record of 4:23.68 for Sydney Pickrem<\/strong> in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n
Tokyo Frog Kings Conclude Fine ISL Debut<\/strong><\/p>\n
The team based in the Japanese capital has been a sterling addition to the ISL, dominant in the 400IMs and competitive in many others although let down by their relays.<\/p>\n
There was another fine demonstration on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Suzuka Hasegawa<\/strong> went five for five in the 200 fly, her unmatchable opening speed propelling her to a 1.43sec lead at halfway.<\/p>\n
Sakiko Shimjizu<\/strong> has been on her team-mate’s toes all season and was third on Sunday with Svetlana Chimrova\u00a0<\/strong>overhauling her on the final 25.<\/p>\n
Kosuke Hagino\u00a0<\/strong>and Yui Ohashi<\/strong> came away with 100% records in the longer medley, Runa Imai<\/strong> won the women’s 100IM with clear distance to Sarah Sjostrom\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Takeshita Kawamoto<\/strong> took the men’s 50 fly.<\/p>\n
All in all, a fine debut season by the team fronted by Kosuke Kitajima.<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Valiant’ New York Breakers Make Proud Exit<\/strong><\/p>\n
Michael Andrew<\/strong> claimed his first win of ISL 2020 – and a jackpot at that – in the 100IM despite the attention on the freestyle leg of Vlad Morozov<\/strong> of the Tokyo Frog Kings.<\/p>\n
Arina Sukova<\/strong> won the 50 fly in 24.87 with six strokes into the wall to take victory over Madeline Banic<\/strong> with Sjostrom third.<\/p>\n
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Michael Andrew: Photo Courtesy: Mine Kasapoglu<\/p><\/div>\n
Emily Escobedo<\/strong> has been a consistent performer in Budapest and she took third in the 100br with Molly Renshaw<\/strong> setting a new British record of 1:04.73 in fifth.<\/p>\n
Abbie Wood<\/strong> has absolutely blossomed with the Breakers and finished third in the 400IM with Brandonn Almeida<\/strong> replicating that in the men’s race.<\/p>\n
Breakers general manager Tina Andrew<\/strong> could not have been prouder of the efforts shown by her team, saying:<\/p>\n
“We have fought valiantly to carry on and I am so impressed with my team to be able to be here yesterday and today, to be in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
“I definitely can say we’ve been the underdogs and to make it is such an achievement so absolutely so proud of every single one.<\/p>\n
“It has been a team – they’ve come together as a team.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Of the victories by her son Michael and Surkova, Andrew added:<\/p>\n
“Excellence breeds excellence and this camp has shown me again that when these guys come together and everybody does their thing it rubs off on each other. I can see it with the world records being broken and everybody is getting faster.<\/p>\n
“New York Breakers is going out with a bang: yesterday we had a little bit of a slow start but the way they performed today they are incredible.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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