After a World record in the heats of 57.55, Adam Peaty to returned to the Rio 2016 pool and posted another strong time to book himself lane four in tomorrow evening’s final of the Men’s 100m Breaststroke.
Following the semi-final swim Peaty said, “I’ve got the top three times in the world ever now which is a great thing to have.
“The morning was great but the evening was just about qualifying for a good lane in the final and that’s it.
Peaty is now eager to return for the final and wants to demonstrate his ability through consistent swimming.
“I’ve been racing the best in the world and making my way through the ranks. Now I’m in that spot where I’ve got a real opportunity to do something but I’m not going to take that for granted,” said Peaty
Team mate and fellow 100m Breaststroke semi-finalist Ross Murdoch was edged out of a finals spot as he finished sixth in his race.
James Guy ranked sixth in the final of the Men’s 400m Freestyle, after a powerful start that saw him lead the race he was pushed back as Australia’s Mack Horton came from behind and took the victory.
“I tried to go out as hard as I could and just hold on. I knew that Mack [Horton] and Sun [Yang] would come back fast because they have that endurance speed,” said Guy after the race.
Hannah Miley fell agonisingly short of landing Team GB’s first medal of Rio 2016 in the 400m individual medley, touching just 0.15 seconds off the podium in fourth.
Following the race the three-time Olympian said later, “It’s a mixture of emotions – I’m happy but also disappointed. It was the fastest I’ve ever swum at an Olympic Games and I’ve progressed and gone faster in the final than in the heats.”
GB’s Aimee Willmott also featured in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley final and finished seventh overall.
After setting a lifetime best in the heats on his Olympic debut in Rio, Max Litchfield reached the final of the Men’s 400m Individual Medley where he finished the race ranked fourth overall.
“Competing at the Olympics is what everyone dreams of and to be able to go out there and swim fast and swim well is amazing. Hopefully that will spur the team on for the rest of the week.
“It is annoying to finish fourth but I was still two seconds behind the guy who was third. So to come fourth at my first Olympic Games and to set a personal best is all I could ask for,” concluded Litchfield.
For full results from Day One of the Rio 2016 Swimming click here.