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
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 57.10 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4 August 2018 |
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Competition record | ![]() | 57.47 | Budapest, Hungary | 24 July 2017 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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21 July | Semifinal | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 56.88 | WR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 21 July at 11:54.[5]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 21 July at 20:51.[6]
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Yan Zibei | ![]() | 58.67 | Q, AS |
2 | 6 | Andrew Wilson | ![]() | 58.95 | Q |
3 | 2 | Kirill Prigoda | ![]() | 59.21 | Q |
4 | 3 | Matthew Wilson | ![]() | 59.26 | |
5 | 4 | Ilya Shymanovich | ![]() | 59.38 | |
6 | 8 | Andrius Šidlauskas | ![]() | 59.66 | |
7 | 7 | Wang Lizhuo | ![]() | 59.79 | |
1 | Nicolò Martinenghi | ![]() | DSQ |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 56.88 | Q, WR |
2 | 3 | James Wilby | ![]() | 58.83 | Q |
3 | 5 | Yasuhiro Koseki | ![]() | 58.89 | Q |
4 | 1 | Dmitriy Balandin | ![]() | 59.03 | Q, NR |
5 | 2 | Anton Chupkov | ![]() | 59.15 | Q |
6 | 8 | Fabio Scozzoli | ![]() | 59.22 | |
7 | 6 | João Gomes Júnior | ![]() | 59.32 | |
8 | 7 | Arno Kamminga | ![]() | 59.49 |
Final
The final was held on 22 July at 20:02.[7]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 57.14 | |
![]() | 3 | James Wilby | ![]() | 58.46 | |
![]() | 5 | Yan Zibei | ![]() | 58.63 | AS |
4 | 6 | Yasuhiro Koseki | ![]() | 58.93 | |
5 | 8 | Kirill Prigoda | ![]() | 59.09 | |
6 | 2 | Andrew Wilson | ![]() | 59.11 | |
7 | 7 | Dmitriy Balandin | ![]() | 59.14 | |
8 | 1 | Anton Chupkov | ![]() | 59.19 |
References
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