Swimming World Championships - Adam Peaty: 'I wasn’t planning on a world record'
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ByEurosport
Updated 26/07/2017 at 09:20 GMT
Adam Peaty says he wasn’t targeting breaking the world record in Tuesday’s 50m breaststroke semi-final.
Adam Peaty recordman du monde lors des Mondiaux de Budapest
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Peaty had already smashed his own record in Tuesday morning’s heat, but turned it up another notch with a barnstorming swim in his afternoon semi-final, coming home in 25.95 seconds.
And Peaty says the brilliance of the performance took even him by surprise:
I wasn’t planning on a World Record but I was on such a massive high from this morning. It was hard to ignore the fact that I did a World Record and trying to get myself emotionally ready but I’ve learnt from my experiences over the past two or three years.
I didn’t think I was going to do that, I thought I was going to go slower because I felt less energetic. But it’s all about tomorrow night.
I just dived in, I felt good and I wasn’t that far behind after the start which is a bonus for me. I enjoyed it but obviously it’s nothing without the gold so I need to focus now, be neutral and see what we get tomorrow.
The 22-year-old will take to the water again on Wednesday evening for the 50m final.
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