Adam Peaty of Britain rallies to win 100 breaststroke at world swimming

“It gets more people behind swimming so that’s awesome”.

And for his celebration, raising his arms, pulling off and shaking that cap, screaming, pointing index fingers, screaming again and beating his chest after the Hungarian Hosszu broke a world record by.

Competing in the second semi on Sunday night, Sjoestrom won in 55.74 seconds.

“I have been waiting six years to break my personal best time and now I have taken a few more tenths of a second off it, so finally!”

Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen, the 50m butterfly world champion, took silver in 57.05 with China’s Lu Ying claiming bronze with 57.48.

China’s Ye Shiwen, the Olympic 200m and 400m IM champion, finished eighth and last, at 7.89s behind Hosszu’s winning time having failed to recapture her form since her London 2012 triumph three years ago.

The women are getting it done at the world swimming championships.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has withdrawn from the 100m backstroke event at the World Championships in Kazan, despite clocking a career-best time of 58.78 seconds in the heats.

Hosszu covered her mouth with her left hand and cried as she stared at the clock.

After the medal ceremony, Tusup joined Hosszu on the deck and he kissed her in front of photographers.

Hosszu’s blistering pace also pulled along Britain’s Siobhan Marie O’Connor for the majority of the race, but she began to tire in the closing stages and had to settle for bronze in 2:08.77 after being overhauled by Kanako Watanabe in the final metres, with the Japanese swimmer recording a time of 2:08.45.

American Maya Di Rado was fourth and her teammate, Melanie Margalis, was seventh.

The men’s 400 free is the first of four finals Sunday night.

The 22-year-old set a new Oceania record of 52.38 seconds with France’s Camille Lacourt, the world 50m champion, just behind at 0.32 back with Olympic champion Matt Grevers of the United States at 0.35 seconds in what promises to be a fast final.

Mitchell Larkin of Australia will be favourite to win the men’s 100m backstroke after qualifying fastest for Tuesday’s final, so too compatriot Emily Seebohm who advanced to the women’s 100m backstroke with the fastest time.

Britain’s Ross Murdoch took bronze at 0.57secs back.

“I turned and I saw his foot and I was like, “Right, I’ve got some catching up to do now” Peaty said. “But I remembered what I trained for is moments like this and I came out on top thankfully”. 41 behind van der Burgh after the first 50 meters.

“When I touched I kind of thought that I had it”, she said.