Peaty sets new 100m breaststroke record Britain's Adam Peaty set a new men's world record breaststroke 100 metres with a time of 5792 seconds at the London Aquatic Centre. winning time at the The 20-year-old's beat the Championships British record of 58.46sec set by South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh at the same venue during the 2012 Olympic Games kind of surprised myself," Peaty who already held the 50m world record time Commonwealth and won European and titles during 2014, told BBC Radio Five Live I was going to wait until Kazan Championships] to produce that [World time and I can't really believe it just dived in hoping for a 58 really and I have to say a big thank you to my family for supporting me, added Peaty central from Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England can't believe it, coming in earlier thought could get a really good time, maybe a 58.5" Peat said "Before that race I just thought I've done all the training for a 57, and it all paid off in the end"-AFP