Peaty bounces back with gold medal in 50m breaststroke
By COURTNEY WALSH
Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — English swimmer Adam Peaty turned a testing Commonwealth Games around with a resounding triumph in the 50-meter breaststroke final. The 27-year-old Peaty who was beaten for the first time in eight years in the 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday had vowed to bounce back after a loss he described as devastating. He did so in style winning the goal medal by recording a time of 26.76 to beat Australian Sam Williamson by .21 of a second, with Scotland’s Ross Murdoch claiming the bronze medal. India enjoyed a successful day which included its first-ever gold medal in lawn bowls.