The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 2 August with the heats and the semifinals and 3 August with the final.[1]
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Victory Ceremony | ||||||||||
| Dates | 2 August (heats and semifinals) 3 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 77 from 71 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 58.52 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | 57.92 | London, Great Britain | 17 April 2015 | |
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| Competition record | 58.58 | Rome, Italy | 27 July 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Heat 9 | Adam Peaty | 58.52 | CR | |
| 2 August | Semifinal 1 | Cameron van der Burgh | 58.49 | CR | |
| 2 August | Semifinal 2 | Adam Peaty | 58.18 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held at 11:34.[2]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 2 August at 18:35.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Cameron van der Burgh | 58.49 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 6 | Giedrius Titenis | 58.96 | Q, NR | |
| 3 | 3 | Hendrik Feldwehr | 59.63 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Ross Murdoch | 59.75 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Christian vom Lehn | 59.88 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Yasuhiro Koseki | 1:00.31 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Richard Funk | 1:00.43 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Čaba Silađi | 1:00.62 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Adam Peaty | 58.18 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 5 | Dmitriy Balandin | 59.39 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Kirill Prigoda | 59.60 | Q, NR | |
| 4 | 2 | Jake Packard | 59.66 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Cody Miller | 59.86 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Felipe França Silva | 59.89 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Nic Fink | 1:00.14 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Felipe Lima | 1:00.19 |
Final
editThe final was held on 3 August at 17:32.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Adam Peaty | 58.52 | |||
| 5 | Cameron van der Burgh | 58.59 | |||
| 8 | Ross Murdoch | 59.09 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Dmitriy Balandin | 59.42 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Jake Packard | 59.44 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Giedrius Titenis | 59.56 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Kirill Prigoda | 59.84 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Hendrik Feldwehr | 1:00.16 |