Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty added another line in the history books as he scorched to 57.70 in the heats of the British Swimming Selection Trials.
No other man has gone inside 58 seconds but the 26-year-old has now done so on 14 occasions and in a time that was 0.82 off his personal best – that being his world record of 56.88.
Out in 26.87 and back in 30.83, Peaty rocketed home to pose the question of what he will do in Wednesday evening’s final.
Significant too that he can deliver such a performance with morning finals to come in Tokyo.
World record & Pioneer Adam Peaty celebrates his 57.92 World record at the London Aqiatics Centre in 2015 – by
Gian Mattia D’Alberto / lapresse
It came almost six years to the day that Peaty – coached by Mel Marshall at the National Centre Loughborough – went inside 58 for the first time, going 57.92 in the same lane of the same pool at the national championships on 17 April 2015.
The stats keep coming. Peaty now owns the 19 fastest times in history.
James Wilby, the 2019 world silver medallist and joint fifth-fastest man in history, was second through to Wednesday’s final in 59.32 with Ross Murdoch next in 59.53.
Peaty And His Journey Inside 58
56.88, 2019 World Championships
57.10, 2018 European Championships
57.13, 2016 Olympic Games
57.14, 2019 World Championships
57.47, 2017 World Championships
57.55, 2016 Olympic Games
57.59, 2019 World Championships
57.62, 2016 Olympic Games
57.70, 2021 British Swimming Selection Meet
57.75, 2017 World Championships
57.79, 2017 British Championships
57.87, 2019 British Championships
57.89, 2018 European Championships
57.92, 2015 British Championships
Ilya Shymanovich is the next swiftest all-time in 58.29 with Nicolo Martinenghi going third in 58.37 earlier this month.
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands (58.43) and Wilby and 2012 champion Cameron van der Burgh (both 58.46) are fourth and joint fifth all-time.
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