Adam Peaty Men’s Swimming 100m Breaststroke: How to watch, TV channel, race times and stats

Adam Peaty is looking to win Olympic gold in the Men's Swimming 100m Breaststroke for the third consecutive Games and the action takes place this weekend.

Peaty has held the world record at the distance for the last nine years, but could face a tough challenge from China’s Haiyang Qin, who won the event at last year’s World Aquatic Games in Japan.

How to watch Adam Peaty Men's Swimming 100m Breaststroke and TV channel

Adam Peaty's Olympic bid in the men’s 100m breaststroke will be broadcast on the BBC, BBC iPlayer, Eurosport and Discovery Plus.

Adam Peaty Men's Swimming 100m Breaststroke start time, date and venue

The heats for the men’s 100m breaststroke will start at 10:30 BST on Saturday 27th July at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Saint-Denis

Men's Swimming 100m Breaststroke schedule

There are five heats for the 100m men’s breaststroke which will start at 10:30 BST on Saturday 27th July.

The fastest 16 swimmers will then qualify for the semi-finals, which will start at 20:12 BST on Saturday 27th July.

The 100m men’s breaststroke final is scheduled for 20:44 BST on Sunday 28th July.

Men’s 100m Breaststroke stats

Two swimmers dominate the market for the 100m men’s breaststroke at these Olympics - two-time gold medallist Adam Peaty from Great Britain and challenger Haiyang Qin from China.

Peaty, who won gold in both Rio and Tokyo, holds the world record at 56.88, which he set in July 2019. 

He has held the world’s best time since 2015, won by more than half a second in Japan three years ago and was unbeaten in the event from 2014 to 2022.

Qin holds the world record at 200m and has a best time at the distance of 57.69, which he set in last year’s world championships, also held in Japan.

American Nic Fink, third in the betting, has a personal best of 58.36, which he set in the US international trials last year.

All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.