Adam Peaty won gold

Adam Peaty won gold and Jazz Carlin claimed a silver as Great Britain secured their first medals of the 2016 Olympics on day two in Rio.

Peaty, 21, smashed his own world record to win the 100m breaststroke in 57.13 seconds and end GB's 28-year wait for a men's Olympic swimming title.



Adam Peaty (born 28 December 1994) is an English competitive swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke. He holds the world record in the 100 metre breaststroke and has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, FINA world championships, and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He won the gold medal in the 100m breastroke at the 2016 Olympics.
Peaty is the 2015 world champion, the 2014 and 2016 European champion, and 2014 Commonwealth champion in 100 metre breaststroke, the 2015 World champion and 2014 European champion in 50 metre breaststroke, part of the Great Britain team that won the mixed medley relay world title, and the world record holder as of 5 August 2015 in all three events. He is the first swimmer ever to win both sprint breaststroke events at the same World championships, and the most successful British swimmer in a single World Championships.