Olympic Swimming 2016: Men's 100M Breaststroke Medal Winners, Times and Results

Adam Peaty made history in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 21-year-old broke his own world record, finishing the race in 57.13 seconds and winning gold. 

Cameron van der Burgh brought a silver medal to South Africa, while Cody Miller added a bronze to the United States' medal haul:

Pos.	Swimmer	Country	Time
1	Adam Peaty	Great Britain	57.13
2	Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	58.69
3	Cody Miller	United States	58.87
4	Kevin Cordes	United States	59.22
5	Joao Gomes	Brazil	59.31
6	Yasuhiro Koseki	Japan	59.37
7	Felipe Franca	Brazil	59.38
8	Dmitriy Balandin	Kazakhstan	59.95

All eyes were on Peaty in the 100 meters. He was the reigning world champion after placing first at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. He turned more heads when he set a then-world record (57.55 seconds) in his first qualifying heat in Rio.

It quickly became apparent Sunday night that Peaty was racing against himself. The gap between himself and the rest of the field increased the longer the race went on, and the only question was whether he'd better his qualifying time.

As USA Today's Nicole Auerbach noted, world records are falling left and right in the water at Rio:

On Saturday night, the Australian women set a world record in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, while Hungary's Katinka Hosszu set a new mark in the women's 400-meter individual medley.

Miller, meanwhile, broke new ground for American swimmers. His time (58.87 seconds) was a U.S. record, per Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde. Miller earned kudos from actress Leslie Jones:

ESPN's Darren Rovell thought Miller's performance was evidence the Olympics are more than just celebrating the victors:

Miller joins Chase Kalisz as the two American male swimmers to have earned medals so far at the 2016 Olympics. With a number of events still to come at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio, the United States will almost certainly add more medals to its total haul.

And if the first two days are any indication, fans can expect more records to be set in the coming days.