Adam Peaty ‘Heartbroken’ After Finishing Fourth In 100 Breaststroke; Returns For 50 Breast Heats
Adam Peaty is “heartbroken” after finishing fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The three-time Olympic champion was beaten in the 100 breast for the first time since the British Championships in 2014 when he finished behind Ross Murdoch.
On Sunday night at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Peaty finished outside the medals as fellow Englisman James Wilby took the title. Peaty is coming off recovery from a broken foot he sustained earlier this year during dryland training.
Now Peaty says he “followed emotion not process” but hopes that it will be ” a great thing for young swimmers to see that sometimes things don’t go to plan and you don’t get the result you’ ve been working for.”
The 27-year-old then turned his attention to the 50 breaststroke heats on Monday morning as he seeks the only medal that has eluded him. Peaty won the silver medal in the 50 breast at the past two editions of the Commonwealth Games, beaten both times by South African Cameron van der Burgh. In his prelims swim of the 50 breast, Peaty clocked a time of 27.10, which tied the Englishman with South Africa’s Michael Houlie for the top spot.