Adam Peaty lays down a marker as he qualifies for the Paris Olympics by winning the 100m breaststroke title at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships.
Adam Peaty laid down a marker as he qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the 100m breaststroke title at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.It was also Peaty's quickest time since he won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.World-record holder Peaty was unbeaten over 100m for eight years from 2014, but he has experienced more difficult times since winning gold in Tokyo in 2021.
He finished fourth in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after breaking his foot and stepped away from the sport for much of 2023 to prioritise his mental health. But his time in the heats at London Aquatics Centre would have been enough for gold at the World Championships, and he went even faster in Tuesday evening's final.
It was the quickest 100m breaststroke since China's Qin Haiyang, who is expected to be a rival for Peaty at this summer's Olympics, won the 2023 world championships in a time of 57.69.MacInnes secured her place for Paris by winning in a Scottish record time of two minutes 7.24 seconds, and with Stephens also under the qualification time 0.13secs behind, both are likely to compete in France.
While a maximum of two swimmers in each event qualify for the Olympics, the Paralympic qualification is done differently - swimmers compete in mixed-classification races, then they are ranked in relation to their times to select a full squad.Why did four tragic murders spark an online obsession?
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