FINA WC 2019 Gwangju – Day Two – All that glistens is gold for Peaty and Hosszu

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Adam Peaty and Katinka Hosszu both won gold as arena swimmers continued to make the podium their own on the second night of the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Peaty swam the fourth-fastest time in history to win the 100m breaststroke in 57.14 secs, 24 hours after becoming the first man to dip under 57 seconds as ‘Project 56’ finally came to fruition in 56.88 short seconds.

The 24-year-old has now become the first man to win three successive breaststroke world titles but he was still slightly dissatisfied with his time and will look to push on further ahead of Tokyo 2020.

He said: “It’s still a 57.1 which is about a second and a half faster than the rest of them. Very happy: that constant expectation I put upon myself is a little bit disappointed in me but I think that will fuel me for next year because I know how bad I want to go low 56, even faster now, and I know exactly how to do it.

“Obviously I’ve run out of opportunities here but yeah, just enjoy it – enjoy the moment.”

Adam Peaty GBR

Hosszu became the first woman to secure four consecutive victories in an event when she won the 200m individual medley.

The ‘Iron Lady’ led from start to finish to win in 2:07.53 and admitted the medal had extra lustre because of…

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