Adam Peaty breaks championship record as he wins 100m breaststroke

Updated 24/07/2017 at 17:08 GMT

Adam Peaty broke the championship record with a time of 57:47s as he won the 100m breaststroke.

Adam Peaty of Great Britain competes during the Men's 100m Breaststroke Semi-finals on day ten of the Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships on July 23, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary

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Peaty was pushing to break the world-record during the race but he fell agonisingly short.

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However he still comfortably won to take gold in just under 58s seconds.

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