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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.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 31-year-old, who has 16 European Championships golds, had previously never lost a heat, semi-final or final at the event.<\/p>\n
Olympic champion Nicolo Martinenghi won the race in 58.58 seconds, with Ivan Kozhakin finishing second and Italy’s Simone Cerasuolo third.<\/p>\n
Ramsay-Peaty finished 0.01secs and one place ahead of Great Britain team-mate Filip Nowacki.<\/p>\n
The three-time Olympic champion, who is the 100m breaststroke world record holder, said “nothing makes sense”<\/a> after a disappointing Commonwealth Games last month, where he won two bronze medals.<\/p>\n His time of 59.10 in Paris was 0.55secs faster than at the Commonwealth Games, where he was beaten by 18-year-old Nowacki, who made history for Jersey<\/a> by claiming gold in the 200m breaststroke in Glasgow.<\/p>\n Ramsay-Peaty later took part in Great Britain’s mixed 4x100m medley relay final, swimming an impressive split of 58.9 in the breaststroke leg, but the team finished fourth.<\/p>\n Elsewhere at the championships, Great Britain’s Katie Shanahan dominated the 200m backstroke to win gold by 1.49secs with a time of two minutes 06.13secs.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old won silver in the same race at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome.<\/p>\n GB’s Angharad Evans, 23, also claimed a new championship record in the women’s 100m breaststroke semi-final with a time of 1:04.97.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n