By Retta Race on SwimSwam
2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
- Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024
- La Défense Arena — Paris, France
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Full Swimming Schedule
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Pick ’em Contest
- How To Watch
- Entry Lists
- Live Results
- Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2
- Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2
The men’s 100m breaststroke final tonight in Paris was a frantic frenzy to the wall as the top 6 competitors all touched within .29 of one another.
When the dust settled, Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi touched first in a time of 59.03 while Great Britain’s Adam Peaty and American Nic Fink hit a time of 59.05 to earn silver simultaneously.
29-year-old Peaty entered these Games as the defending gold medalist from both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.
In the former, Peaty topped the Rio podium in a time of 57.13 for a then-world record while his winning time from Tokyo checked in at 57.37.
While tonight’s performances on the whole were the slowest since the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Peaty’s silver makes him the first man to ever earn three Olympic medals in the men’s 100m breast.
There have been a handful of men who have earned 2 medals:
- Peter Evans (AUS)– bronze in 1980 and 1984
- Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)– gold in 2004 and 2008
- Hugues Duboscq (FRA)– bronze in 2004 and 2008
- Brendan Hansen (USA)– silver in 2004, bronze in 2012
- Cameron van der Burgh (RSA)– gold in 2012, silver in 2016
Peaty owns the top 14 times ever produced in this men’s 100m breaststroke and his silver tonight comes after his comeback from taking a break in 2023 to address his mental health.
He posted a time of 57.94 at the British Olympic Trials to rank #2 in the world heading into these Games.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Adam Peaty Becomes First Man Ever To Medal Three Times In Olympic 100 Breaststroke