Adam Peaty has with more than three-tenths of a second smashed his own 50 meters breaststroke world record in the heats at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday.
Peaty swam 26.10 seconds in Hungary, eclipsing the 26.42 secs he produced at the 2015 Worlds.
The Briton, 22, retained his 100m breaststroke title on Monday.
“This morning I came in nice and relaxed. I wasn’t even up for it that much so it is crazy,” Peaty said.
“I wanted the world record but I don’t know if I wanted it in the heats. You can’t pick and choose but I am so grateful to be in front of that crowd,” he told BBC Sport.
The Olympic champion said he could break the record again in Tuesday evening’s semi-final with a time even closer to the 25-second mark.
Former world record holder Cameron van der Burgh, 29, qualified for the semis 0.44 secs slower than Peaty.
“World records in heats don’t win finals,” said the South African.
“Now we know what he is capable of, we can go back and plan on going forward.”
The final which takes place on Wednesday is expected to be full of surprises as both swimmers are expected to put in their best.
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