Career
Peaty broke the 57-second barrier in the 100 m breaststroke when nobody else had gone under 58, and went unbeaten in the event for eight years. His dominance was so complete that his own splits set the benchmark for the entire discipline.
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🏊 Swimming · Breaststroke
Adam Peaty
United Kingdom · 2012–present
Held every one of the twenty fastest 100 m breaststroke times.
- 3
- Olympic golds
- 8
- World titles
- 56.88 s
- 100 m best
- 8
- Years unbeaten
Honours
- Olympic champion in the 100 m breaststroke, 2016 and 2020
- First swimmer under 57 seconds in the 100 m breaststroke
- Eight world titles
- Unbeaten in his main event for eight consecutive years
