It feels weird at the Tokyo Olympics, says Adam Peaty after the eighth fastest time in history | Tokyo Olympics 2020

The heaters are feverish, said Peaty, who swims in the quarterfinals on Sunday morning. I always have cobwebs in it at almost exactly the same time as in Rio and I was able to build it. We’ll just see where we go from here.

But I was a little unstable from the beginning. For some reason, I grabbed it a little too hard. But there are a lot of variables in the Olympics. You try to control as many as you can, but some you can’t control. We were very late today. It’s very hot. But this is how we adjust to the semis and hopefully adjust to the finals.

On the eve of these games, British swimming legend Mark Foster claimed that Peaty, who has not lost this distance in eight years, was even more dominant than Usain Bolt at the top.

Foster also cited the reason why Peaty is so good: because his ankles turn and his knees overstretched, which means he kicks underwater in a way never before.

Not surprisingly, Peaty now believes he can kick even further by breaking his world record again, and said it was a fast-paced pool. But he added: It’s really weird without the crowds, really weird. But that is a psychological thing to which we must adapt. I had no idea how it felt there. I’m glad the cobwebs are gone now.

It doesn’t feel like the Olympics, he added. It’s not the same. Of course not. But apparently when you return to the village, it will happen. So it’s about mastering and presenting all of these emotions when it’s important.

Britain has two swims in the breaststroke semi-finals and James Wilby is the sixth fastest. And in the UK, there was a welcome surprise in the women’s 400m complex race as Aimee Willmott finished second fastest behind American Emma Weyant.

However, there was a shock to the men’s fans in the 400-meter sprint as Japanese favorite Daiya Seto did not make it to the finals. The four-time world champion, who was only able to compete in the games while avoiding denial of extramarital affairs, was nowhere near the best when he touched the wall at 4: 10.52. It lifted him ninth to one place below Britains Max Litchfield, who faded when he finished eighth.