Adam Peaty breaks 100m breaststroke world record
Jul 21, 2019 12:54:13 GMT
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 21, 2019 12:54:13 GMT
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British swimmer Adam Peaty has become the first man to swim 100m breaststroke in under 57 seconds - breaking his own world record with a time of 56.88.
The 24-year-old has dominated both the 100m and 50m in recent years, setting the 14 best times in the 100m breaststroke.
Peaty's latest fastest time came in the semi-finals of the World Championships in South Korea.
He is unbeaten in five years over the distance in major competitions.
The Olympic champion eclipsed his own record by just over two-tenths of a second and won comfortably in the second men's semi-final on day one in Gwangju.
Peaty previously claimed he could break his own 100m world record in South Korea, calling it the "magic 57-second barrier".
"I could blow it away, get near it or be miles off it - but it's looking good," Peaty told BBC Sport.
British swimmer Adam Peaty has become the first man to swim 100m breaststroke in under 57 seconds - breaking his own world record with a time of 56.88.
The 24-year-old has dominated both the 100m and 50m in recent years, setting the 14 best times in the 100m breaststroke.
Peaty's latest fastest time came in the semi-finals of the World Championships in South Korea.
He is unbeaten in five years over the distance in major competitions.
The Olympic champion eclipsed his own record by just over two-tenths of a second and won comfortably in the second men's semi-final on day one in Gwangju.
Peaty previously claimed he could break his own 100m world record in South Korea, calling it the "magic 57-second barrier".
"I could blow it away, get near it or be miles off it - but it's looking good," Peaty told BBC Sport.
