Commonwealth Games 2026: Adam Ramsay-Peaty says ‘nothing makes sense’ after another bronze

Commonwealth Games 2026: Adam Ramsay-Peaty says ‘nothing makes sense’ after another bronze

Ramsay-Peaty is the best breaststroker of all time, having gone eight years unbeaten within the 100m and holding the world document in that occasion and the 50m.

He was the defending Commonwealth champion within the 50m and determined to proceed within the sport as a result of it was added to the 2028 Olympic schedule.

On Saturday he urged the shorter distance would offer his finest probability of a medal in Los Angeles, given his age.

“I thought I could have done better there,” Ramsay-Peaty stated after ending in 26.94 seconds – 0.44secs behind Williamson.

“It is quite disappointing in terms of the time, and, as we know, times equal medals.

“I felt I might have been just a little faster, however I would like to have a look at it and see what’s going on as a result of nothing makes sense this week to be sincere.”

Ramsay-Peaty dominated the events under the coaching of Mel Marshall, who relocated to Australia in 2024.

After the Paris 2024 Olympics, Ramsay-Peaty began training at Repton in Derbyshire but has since moved back to London to the tutelage of Lisa Bates.

“I’m very, very comfortable, could not be happier with the place I’m coaching now,” stated Ramsay-Peaty.

“It is tough work, however we have to be sure that onerous work goes in the proper place.

“These things don’t happen in three months; they happen in two years and we need to make sure we keep investing.”

Meanwhile, there was gold for England’s Brock Whiston within the girls’s 200m breaststroke SB8 ultimate, with 15-year-old team-mate Iona Winnifrith taking bronze.

Amalie Smith, 16, took silver within the girls’s 200m particular person medley ultimate, and the England quartet of Freya Colbert, Abbie Wood, Leah Schlosshan and Freya Anderson received silver within the girls’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

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