The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 21 and 22 July 2019.[1][2] Adam Peaty broke the world record with a time of 56.88 in the semi-final, the first man to swim under 57 seconds in this event,[3] and went on to win in the final.[4]
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 July (heats and semifinals) 22 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 87 from 80 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 57.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Adam Peaty (GBR) |
57.10 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4 August 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Adam Peaty (GBR) |
57.47 | Budapest, Hungary | 24 July 2017 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July | Semifinal | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
56.88 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 21 July at 11:54.[5]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 21 July at 20:51.[6]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Yan Zibei |  China |
58.67 | Q, AS |
| 2 | 6 | Andrew Wilson |  United States |
58.95 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kirill Prigoda |  Russia |
59.21 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Matthew Wilson |  Australia |
59.26 | |
| 5 | 4 | Ilya Shymanovich |  Belarus |
59.38 | |
| 6 | 8 | Andrius Šidlauskas |  Lithuania |
59.66 | |
| 7 | 7 | Wang Lizhuo | China |
59.79 | |
| 1 | Nicolò Martinenghi |  Italy |
DSQ | ||
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
56.88 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 3 | James Wilby | Great Britain |
58.83 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Yasuhiro Koseki |  Japan |
58.89 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Dmitriy Balandin |  Kazakhstan |
59.03 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Anton Chupkov | Russia |
59.15 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Fabio Scozzoli | Italy |
59.22 | |
| 7 | 6 | João Gomes Júnior |  Brazil |
59.32 | |
| 8 | 7 | Arno Kamminga |  Netherlands |
59.49 |
Final edit
The final was held on 22 July at 20:02.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
57.14 | |
 |
3 | James Wilby | Great Britain |
58.46 | |
 |
5 | Yan Zibei | China |
58.63 | AS |
| 4 | 6 | Yasuhiro Koseki | Japan |
58.93 | |
| 5 | 8 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia |
59.09 | |
| 6 | 2 | Andrew Wilson | United States |
59.11 | |
| 7 | 7 | Dmitriy Balandin | Kazakhstan |
59.14 | |
| 8 | 1 | Anton Chupkov | Russia |
59.19 |
References edit
- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ "World Aquatics Championships: Adam Peaty breaks 100m breaststroke world record". BBC Sport. 21 July 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Sonny (22 July 2019). "Adam Peaty wins 100m breaststroke gold at world championships". The Guardian.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results