(WATCH) Adam Peaty Cracks 100m Breast Euro Record With 55.94

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Men 100m Breaststroke

RECORDS

World Record: 55.61 – Cameron van der Burgh (RSA), 2009

World Junior Record: 57.61 – Anton Chupkov (RUS), 2015

European Record: 56.16 – Oleg Kostin (RUS), 2017

Championship Record: 56.29 -- Robin van Aggele (NED), 2009

Final

Adam Peaty collected his maiden short course gold medal, with his 55.94 representing new European and Championships records in the process. The breaststroke records have taken a battering at this meet between Peaty, Fabio Scozzoli, and Kirill Prigoda all taking turns at breaking them. But ultimately it was Peaty’s back end speed with a 29.88 second 50m – the only sub 30 split in the field -- delivering him his victory in Copenhagen. 

  1. Adam Peaty (GBR) – 55.94 [European, Championship Records]
  2. Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) – 56.15
  3. Kirill Prigoda (RUS) – 56.28