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Adam Peaty breaks 100m breaststroke world record again

British swimmer Adam Peaty lowered the 100m breaststroke world record for a fourth time, clocking 57.00 seconds at the European Championships in Glasgow on Saturday.

The Rio Olympic and two-time world champion has taken 1.46 seconds total off the mark since the last man to hold it, South African Cameron van der Burgh from the 2012 Olympics.

Van der Burgh’s 58.46 remains the fastest time ever outside of Peaty’s 13 best times.

Peaty’s previous world record was 57.13 from the Rio Games.