Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heats - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Adam Peaty of Britain in action as a referee wearing a mask looks on REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
TOKYO (Reuters) - Adam Peaty said he was just shaking off the cobwebs, and felt weird without fans watching, but he still won his Olympic 100m breaststroke heat on Saturday with a time faster than any other man has ever swum.
The world and Olympic champion's time of 57.56 seconds, while way off his world record 56.88, meant he now has the top 16 fastest swims of all time in the event -- and he has yet to shave his moustache.
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