Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 6–7 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Great Britain's Adam Peaty defeated the field with a new world record to become the country's third gold medalist in this event, since Duncan Goodhew topped the podium in 1980 and Adrian Moorhouse in 1988. He jumped to an immediate lead, and never looked back, charging ahead of the field with his trademark high stroke rate to lower his own world record at 57.13. Peaty's time also gave
Australia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in 2 minutes and 22 seconds. His world records at the Games included 1:10.81 in the 100 m breaststroke, 2:35.21 in the 200 m breaststroke and 2:22.45 in the 200 m individual medley. Gemma Dashwood was another Australian competing. She set a world record in the 100 m butterfly, where she captured a gold. Dashwood also won a silver medal in another swimming event. Tracey Cross won a medal in the 100 m butterfly race. Jeff Hardy won a medal in the 100 m men's butterfly race. Men Australia represented by: Team – Men – Troy Andrews, Robert "Sandy" Blythe,