Project 56 is History: Adam Peaty Leads Charge In Gwangju: 56.88 WR

What a day 1 at World Championships in Gwangju. Adam Peaty’s “Project 56” is history. The Olympic champion confined the days of 57 seconds as the global standard over 100m breaststroke to the Pantheon he’s been carving out with Thor’s hammer these past four years. 56.88, off a 26.63 half way.
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