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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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2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
mixed | ||
4×200 m | men | women |
mixed | ||
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
mixed | ||
Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Synchronised | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
Team | team | |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | Free | Technical |
Duet | Free | Technical |
Team | Free | Technical |
Mixed | Free | Technical |
Combination | Combination | |
Open water swimming | ||
5 km | men | women |
10 km | men | women |
25 km | men | women |
Team | team | |
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]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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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 |
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3 August | Heat | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 57.89 | CR |
4 August | Final | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 57.10 | WR, CR |
The heats were started on 3 August at 10:46. [4]
The semifinals were held on 3 August at 17:39. [5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 |
The swim-off was held on 3 August at 18:34. [6]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia | 59.39 | Q |
2 | 5 | Darragh Greene | Ireland | 1:00.44 |
The final was held on 4 August at 17:13. [7]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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