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Ramsay-Peaty fifth in European 100m breaststroke final

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Adam Ramsay-Peaty was beaten for the first time at a European Aquatics Championships as he finished fifth in the 100m breaststroke final in Paris. The 31-year-old, who has 16 European Championships golds, had previously never lost a heat, semi-final or final at the event.

Olympic champion Nicolo Martinenghi won the race in 58.58 seconds, with Ivan Kozhakin second and Italy's Simone Cerasuolo third. Ramsay-Peaty finished 0.01secs and one place ahead of Great Britain team-mate Filip Nowacki. His time of 59.10 was 0.55secs faster than at the Commonwealth Games, where he won two bronze medals.

Elsewhere, Great Britain's Katie Shanahan dominated the 200m backstroke to win gold by 1.49secs with a time of two minutes 06.13secs. GB's Angharad Evans also claimed a new championship record in the women's 100m breaststroke semi-final with a time of 1:04.97.