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Peaty completes worlds breaststroke gold double

Britain`s Adam Peaty completed the double of world breaststroke titles on Wednesday after adding the 50m title to his 100m crown at Kazan`s world swimming championships.

Peaty completes worlds breaststroke gold double

Kazan: Britain`s Adam Peaty completed the double of world breaststroke titles on Wednesday after adding the 50m title to his 100m crown at Kazan`s world swimming championships.

The 20-year-old, who set the event`s world record in Tuesday`s semi-final, clocked 26.51 secs, with South Africa`s Cameron van der Burgh, the 2013 world champion, taking silver at 0.15secs back.

Kevin Cordes of the USA earned bronze at 0.35secs back.