Peaty, who also won the event in 2015 and 2017, started brilliantly and touched the wall in 26.06 seconds in Gwangju, coming home six-tenths of a second clear of Brazil’s Felipe Lima.
Peaty was also part of another stunning race as the mixed 4x100m medley relay team held on to secure a bronze medal. Competing alongside Georgia Davies, James Guy, and Freya Anderson, Great Britain stopped the clock in third place, behind the USA and eventual winners Australia.
It’s also been a World Championships to remember for current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport Management Student, Marie Wattel.
Marie placed an excellent 8th in the final of the Women’s 100m Butterfly, having previously recorded the fourth-fastest time of the year.