DOHA - Briton Adam Peaty's hopes of a confidence-boosting win in the 100m breaststroke were dashed on Feb 12, as the double Olympic champion in the event was forced to settle for bronze behind American winner Nic Fink at the World Aquatics Championships.
On the comeback trail after taking a mental health break in 2023, world record holder Peaty qualified fastest for the final at the Aspire Dome with a time of 58.60 seconds but was half a second slower with the title on the line.
Fink, who has a silver and bronze from the past two editions, won in 58.57sec, with Italy's 2022 world champion Nicolo Martinenghi taking silver, 0.27sec adrift.
"The swimming speed is fine that is my thing, but the skills are just not good enough at this moment," said the 29-year-old Peaty, who is aiming for a third straight gold in the event at the 2024 Paris Games.
"So it is bittersweet because we did not come here for medals. I wasn't really too fussed about aiming for a medal here because that is just not the target.
"We've come off a hard bank of work and last night gave me a glimmer of hope thinking I could get even faster today.
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