Briton Peaty breaks 100m breaststroke world record

Monday, 22 July 2019 01:34 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

18th FINA World Swimming Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semi-Finals - Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center, Gwangju, South Korea - 21 July. Adam Peaty of Britain gestures after event - Reuters

GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters): Britain’s Adam Peaty became the first to swim the 100m breaststroke in under 57 seconds on Sunday, setting a world record of 56.88 in the semi-finals of the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

The Olympic champion, who is unbeaten in the event over the last five years at major championships, lowered his own mark of 57.10 set in Glasgow last year.