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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

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Men's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates24 July 2021 (heats)
25 July 2021 (semifinals)
26 July 2021 (final)
Competitors49 from 38 nations
Winning time57.37
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Adam Peaty  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arno Kamminga  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nicolò Martinenghi  Italy
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Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 24 to 26 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's fourteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1968.

Summary

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Great Britain's Adam Peaty defeated the field to become the country's first swimmer to claim back to back Olympic titles, and the second in this event after Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (2004-08). He jumped to an immediate lead, and never looked back, charging ahead of the field with his trademark high stroke rate to win gold in 57.37 - the fifth-fastest time in the history. The Netherlands' Arno Kamminga, the only other man in history to break the 58 seconds barrier, could not replicate his Dutch record from the heats and claimed silver in 58.00. Meanwhile, Italian Nicolò Martinenghi was only a shade off his national record time from the semi-finals, clocking a 58.33 to take bronze.

The U.S.' Michael Andrew was 7 tenths of a second shy of his American record set at the 2020 United States Olympic swimming trials, falling to fourth place in 58.84. Peaty's compatriot James Wilby (58.96) came fifth, while the U.S.' Andrew Wilson and China's Yan Zibei tied for sixth three one-hundredths behind in 58.99. Belarus' Ilya Shymanovich (59.36) was unable to break 59 seconds, rounding out the field in eighth.

The medals for the competition were presented by the United Kingdom's Sir Craig Reedie, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Morocco's Zouheir El Moufti, FINA Bureau Member.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Adam Peaty (GBR) 56.88 Gwangju, South Korea 21 July 2019 [2]
Olympic record  Adam Peaty (GBR) 57.13 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7 August 2016 [3][4]

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 59.93 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 1:01.73. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[5]

Competition format

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The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
24 July 20:25 Heats
25 July 11:33 Semifinals
26 July 11:12 Final

Results

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Heats

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The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 7 4 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 57.56 Q
2 6 4 Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 57.80 Q, NR
3 5 4 Michael Andrew  United States 58.62 Q
4 7 5 Nicolò Martinenghi  Italy 58.68 Q
5 7 3 Yan Zibei  China 58.75 Q
6 5 5 James Wilby  Great Britain 58.99 Q
7 6 3 Andrew Wilson  United States 59.03 Q
8 7 8 Felipe Lima  Brazil 59.17 Q
9 6 5 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 59.33 Q
7 1 Federico Poggio  Italy 59.33 Q
11 5 1 Lucas Matzerath  Germany 59.40 Q
6 8 Ryuya Mura  Japan 59.40 Q
13 5 7 Andrius Šidlauskas  Lithuania 59.46 Q
14 6 6 Fabian Schwingenschlögl  Germany 59.49 Q
15 5 3 Anton Chupkov  ROC 59.55 Q
16 7 2 Kirill Prigoda  ROC 59.68 Q
17 5 6 Dmitriy Balandin  Kazakhstan 59.75
18 6 7 Berkay Ömer Öğretir  Turkey 59.82
19 7 6 Emre Sakçı  Turkey 59.87
20 4 5 Cho Sung-jae  South Korea 59.99
21 3 5 Matti Mattsson  Finland 1:00.02
22 6 2 Matthew Wilson  Australia 1:00.03
23 7 7 Shoma Sato  Japan 1:00.04
24 4 3 Zac Stubblety-Cook  Australia 1:00.05
25 5 8 Caspar Corbeau  Netherlands 1:00.13
26 6 1 Čaba Silađi  Serbia 1:00.19
27 4 1 Denis Petrashov  Kyrgyzstan 1:00.23
28 2 4 Jérémy Desplanches  Switzerland 1:00.29 NR
29 4 2 Darragh Greene  Ireland 1:00.30
30 3 4 Bernhard Reitshammer  Austria 1:00.41
31 3 7 Jorge Murillo  Colombia 1:00.62
32 3 2 Lyubomir Epitropov  Bulgaria 1:00.71
33 4 7 Théo Bussière  France 1:00.75
34 4 6 Caio Pumputis  Brazil 1:00.76
35 3 6 André Grindheim  Norway 1:00.86
36 4 8 Giedrius Titenis  Lithuania 1:00.92
37 4 4 Michael Houlie  South Africa 1:01.22
38 3 3 Gabe Mastromatteo  Canada 1:01.56
39 3 1 Josué Domínguez  Dominican Republic 1:01.86
40 3 8 Izaak Bastian  Bahamas 1:01.87
41 2 6 Amro Al-Wir  Jordan 1:02.17 NR
42 2 3 Adriel Sanes  Virgin Islands 1:02.43
43 2 5 Julio Horrego  Honduras 1:02.45
44 2 2 Sebastien Kouma  Mali 1:02.84 NR
45 2 7 Abobakr Abass  Sudan 1:04.46
46 1 4 Micah Masei  American Samoa 1:04.93
47 1 3 Muhammad Isa Ahmad  Brunei 1:08.65
1 5 Amini Fonua  Tonga DSQ
5 2 Tobias Bjerg  Denmark DSQ

Semifinals

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The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 57.63 Q
2 1 4 Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 58.19 Q
3 1 5 Nicolò Martinenghi  Italy 58.28 Q, NR
4 2 3 Yan Zibei  China 58.72 Q
5 2 5 Michael Andrew  United States 58.99 Q
6 1 3 James Wilby  Great Britain 59.00 Q
7 2 2 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 59.08 Q
8 2 6 Andrew Wilson  United States 59.18 Q
9 2 7 Lucas Matzerath  Germany 59.31
10 1 1 Fabian Schwingenschlögl  Germany 59.32
11 1 8 Kirill Prigoda  ROC 59.44
12 1 6 Felipe Lima  Brazil 59.80
13 1 7 Ryuya Mura  Japan 59.82
2 1 Andrius Šidlauskas  Lithuania 59.82
15 1 2 Federico Poggio  Italy 59.91
16 2 8 Anton Chupkov  ROC 59.93

Final

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 57.37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 58.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Nicolò Martinenghi  Italy 58.33
4 2 Michael Andrew  United States 58.84
5 7 James Wilby  Great Britain 58.96
6 6 Yan Zibei  China 58.99
8 Andrew Wilson  United States 58.99
8 1 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 59.36

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ Rieder, David (21 July 2019). "Adam Peaty Achieves "Project 56," Breaks 100 Breast World Record". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Adam Peaty wins first Olympic gold and smashes world record again". The Guardian. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Adam Peaty wins GB's first medal with swimming gold". BBC Sport. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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