Comeback King Adam Peaty breaks 58.53 points in 100 chest qualifying swim at British Olympic Trials

2024 British Swimming Championships (Olympic Trials)

This morning we watched the first day of the 2024 British Swimming Championships heat up. This competition will be the only opportunity for swimmers to record their qualifying times in hopes of making the Paris Olympic team.

This morning's qualifying round concluded with the men's 100m breaststroke, which saw action from a world record holder. adam peaty Submit your amazing swims and get noticed by British swimmers and competitors from all over the world.

Peaty, 29, touched in a fast time of 58.53 and easily landed in lane 4 for tonight's final. He was the only racer in his heat to break the minute barrier.The next closest swimmer was Greg Butler A player who recorded a time of 1:00.29.

Peaty opened at 27.09 and closed at 31.44 for the right to this event. The selection criteria set by Swimming GB (formerly British Swimming) is 59.45 points, so Olympic champions are already well below that.

His qualifying swim score of 58.53 represented the Loughborough ace's fastest performance in 12 months, beating the 58.60 he recorded in the semi-finals of this year's World Championships. In Doha, Peaty ultimately won the bronze medal in 59.10 seconds.

After this morning's race, Peaty said his performance was encouraging for what he hopes to do in tonight's final.

“Honestly, it was the easiest swim I've done in a long time,” he said in an on-deck interview. “Maybe it's because I don't have a beard anymore (lol).

“Tonight gives me a lot of hope. The sense of speed feels really good. Now it's just a matter of matching that with emotion, which is my strength.”

Indeed, this performance bodes well for Peaty's comeback journey after withdrawing from last year's British Championships due to mental health reasons.

Peaty is currently ranked No. 1 in the world in the men's 100m breaststroke in 2024 and No. 2 in the Chinese Dynamo-only season. Qin Haiyang I'm ranked higher than him.