Adam Peaty, Katinka Hosszu and Sarah Sjostrom were all on top of the podium as arena swimmers continued to strike gold at the European Championships in London.
Adam swam the third fastest time in history to retain the 100m breaststroke title he won in Berlin in 2014 before Katinka added gold in the 200m backstroke to the 400m individual medley crown she won on the first night with Sarah successfully defending her 50m butterfly crown.
At halfway Adam was only 0.17secs off the world record he set in the same lane of the same pool in April 2015.
He then lowered his own championships record by 0.32secs to win in 58.36secs, a time only he has bettered in history and all the more impressive given he is in heavy training.
“To be honest I didn’t think I would break the minute,” he said.
“On Thursday I didn’t think I could even get out of my car I was so sore. I am in a great place and my stroke is in an even better place, probably the best it’s ever been, so who knows? Proper strong now and looking forward to the challenges I face in Rio.”
Katinka returned to the pool 24 hours after taking the long medley title to claim her first European 200m backstroke medal, winning in 2mins 07.01secs after leading from start to finish.
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