The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 and 4 August 2018.[1][2] It was won by Adam Peaty in a world record time of 57.10.[3]
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 3 August 2018 (heats and semifinals) 4 August 2018 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 33 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 57.10 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Adam Peaty |  Great Britain |
57.13 | Rio de Janeiro | 7 August 2016 |
| Championship record | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
58.36 | London | 17 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Heat | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
57.89 | CR |
| 4 August | Final | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
57.10 | WR, CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 3 August at 10:46.[4]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 3 August at 17:39.[5]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | James Wilby | Great Britain |
59.23 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Arno Kamminga |  Netherlands |
59.74 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Andrius Šidlauskas |  Lithuania |
59.76 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ilya Shymanovich |  Belarus |
1:00.14 | |
| 5 | 6 | Giedrius Titenis | Lithuania |
1:00.27 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alessandro Pinzuti |  Italy |
1:00.28 | |
| 7 | 8 | Erik Persson |  Sweden |
1:00.54 | |
| 8 | 7 | Fabian Schwingenschlögl |  Germany |
1:00.88 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
58.04 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Anton Chupkov |  Russia |
59.43 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Fabio Scozzoli | Italy |
59.65 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Čaba Silađi |  Serbia |
59.91 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Darragh Greene |  Ireland |
59.92 | QSO |
| 5 | 3 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia |
59.92 | QSO |
| 7 | 8 | Anton Sveinn McKee |  Iceland |
1:00.45 | |
| 8 | 1 | Marcin Stolarski |  Poland |
1:01.08 |
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 3 August at 18:34.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia |
59.39 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Darragh Greene | Ireland |
1:00.44 |
Final edit
The final was held on 4 August at 17:13.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
57.10[3] | WR |
 |
5 | James Wilby | Great Britain |
58.64 | |
 |
3 | Anton Chupkov | Russia |
59.06 | |
| 4 | 8 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia |
59.20 | |
| 5 | 6 | Fabio Scozzoli | Italy |
59.61 | |
| 6 | 7 | Andrius Šidlauskas | Lithuania |
59.62 | |
| 7 | 2 | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands |
59.69 | |
| 8 | 1 | Čaba Silađi | Serbia |
1:00.15 |