Peaty qualifies fastest in bid for third straight goldpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 28 July
100m breaststroke
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in Paris
Adam Peaty qualified fastest for Sunday’s final as he chases a sensational third consecutive 100m breaststroke Olympic gold in Paris.
The 29-year-old Briton, aiming to become the second man after the great American Michael Phelps to win the same individual event at three Games in a row, won his semi-final in 58.86 seconds.
That was 0.07secs quicker than his big rival China’s Qin Haiyang, who won the second semi-final.
The much-anticipated final is at 20:44 BST on Sunday evening.