• Adam Peaty’s 50m breaststroke time ratified with mixed relay record
• Marks set in Berlin were not recognised by governing body FinaBritish Swimming has won its appeal at the court of arbitration for sport in Lausanne to ratify two historic world records set at the European Championships in Berlin in 2014.
Adam Peaty lowered the 50 metres breaststroke world record to 26.62 seconds and was also part of the mixed relay team that set a original tag of three minutes 44.02 seconds - but the times were not accepted due to an administrative error concerning drug-testing procedures.
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Source: theguardian.com