Adam Ramsay-Peaty has to settle for 50m breaststroke bronze

Adam Ramsay-Peaty has to settle for 50m breaststroke bronze Last updated 27 July 2026 8:59pm BST Save Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Add us as preferred source Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Key moments Ramsay-Peaty's post-race mood ‘I made a few errors... you need to be race polished and I am not’ Expand all Adam Ramsay-Peaty won his second bronze medal of the Commonwealth Games in the 50 metres breaststroke  Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Greg Wilcox Last updated 27 July 2026 8:59pm BST Save Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Add us as preferred source Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Key moments Ramsay-Peaty's post-race mood ‘I made a few errors... you need to be race polished and I am not’ Expand all Adam Ramsay-Peaty’s “battle plan” failed to pay off as he was forced to settle for another bronze medal in the men’s 50 metres breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Ramsay-Peaty had vowed to rebound from his emotional third place in Saturday’s 100m final but was once again eclipsed by Australia’s Sam Williamson, with South Africa’s Michael Houlie taking silver. The 31-year-old made a poor start and failed to make up enough ground in the last half of the contest, finishing in a time of 26.94 seconds, well off Williamson’s winning 26.50. Latest updates Greg Wilcox 8:53PM Ramsay-Peaty has much to work on ahead of the LA Olympics Link copied to clipboard After the race on Saturday Ramsay-Peaty said he was a “fighter” and “enjoys a scrap”. It seems he’s got a big fight on his hands to get back to where he was and be able to challenge for gold in two years time.  Ramsay-Peaty says he’s not sure what the next two years look like for him  Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA 8:42PM Here’s Ramsay-Peaty’s interview in full Link copied to clipboard "Sometimes the hard times are more important than the good times." Adam Ramsay-Peaty opens up after claiming bronze in the 50m breaststroke 🥉 pic.twitter.com/qBEd9aktih — TNT Sports (@tntsports) July 27, 2026 8:36PM Another bronze and more signs that Ramsay-Peaty is far from his best Link copied to clipboard Ramsay-Peaty had a slow start... The Englishman left himself too much to do early on Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA From which he could not recover well enough to challenge for the gold... Ramsay-Peaty was almost a second outside his world record Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA And had to be content with another bronze. Ramsay-Peaty after another race where he was far from his best Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA 8:30PM Questions remain for Ramsay-Peaty Link copied to clipboard So a pair of bronze medals for the man who once only dealt in gold. Adam Ramsay-Peaty’s return to international competition at the Commonwealth Games continued on Monday night with a second podium place – this time in the men’s 50m breaststroke – but further questions over whether he can return to previous heights. In what is now his favoured event, Peaty trailed from the start here and was almost exactly a second outside his world record  – set almost a decade ago – as Australia’s Sam Williamson completed a breaststroke double ahead of South Africa’s Michael Houlie. Ramsay-Peaty had to be content with another bronze Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA 8:26PM Ramsay-Peaty speaks to TNT Sport Link copied to clipboard On how he feels about that race... “A little bit of the same. Sometimes in that event the harder you try the slower you go.” On the Games for him... “I am learning from this experience as a whole. I think for me it’s just getting back to the enjoyment of racing. I made a few errors...you need to be race polished and I am not. I am not going ot be too hard on myself...I am a different man from 12 years ago...I have a six-year old and daughter on way [so that puts it] all in perspective.” On how he’s feeling... “I think my whole career has been ups and downs. First two thirds were very good then I lost way and purpose. The only reason I am here now is to give myself best shot into LA [Olympics] I obviously have a lot to work on. I’m not too fussed about the medals.” On what the run up to LA looks like... “I don’t know - I don’t know what tomorrow looks like. [I will take] lot of learning [from this]. I felt off and I don’t know why, I am slow un the final, I don’t know why, I don’t know what two years looks like.” 8:18PM How will Ramsay-Peaty feel Link copied to clipboard He was unable to hide his frustration on Saturday, will he feel better about that having not really raced since 2022? 8:16PM Full results Link copied to clipboard Williamson (Australia) 26.50Houlie (South Africa) 26.77Ramsay-Peaty (England) 26.94Smith (South Africa) 26.95Nowacki (Jersey) 27.20Wantenaar (Namibia) 27.31Goodburn (Scotland) 27.42Dawson (Canada) 27.42 8:11PM Another bronze for Ramsay-Peaty Link copied to clipboard He recovered from the poor start, but was not able to recover enough distance to go one or two better. Williamson won his second gold and, Michael Houlie of South Africa grabbed silver. 8:10PM They’re off! Link copied to clipboard And it’s a poor start from Ramsay-Peaty, it’s never his strong suit.  8:09PM Both men who beat Ramsay-Peaty on Saturday Link copied to clipboard Are in this race,  Filip Nowacki and Sam Williamson are in this race.  Ramsay-Peaty gets a big cheer as he walks out to the start. He is in lane three. 8:07PM The finalists are waiting to enter the arena Link copied to clipboard It’s a scene of nervious energy and poise and calm.  8:03PM Aura of invincibility gone Link copied to clipboard Ramsay-Peaty’s aura of invincibility was shattered at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he lost his first breaststroke race in his senior career after finishing fourth in the 100m. In many ways, he had targeted this event as a redemption race, but he never looked in control from the start. Ramsay-Peaty was third after the first 50-metres split and was forced to hang tough over the last 50 metres, in a race which came down to incredibly fine margins. His finishing time of 59.65sec was almost three seconds behind the last of his 100m breaststroke world records that he set in July 2019, when he clocked 56.88sec at the World Championships in South Korea. Here’s Fiona Tomas’s report from Saturday’s final in its entirety.  7:37PM Adam Ramsay-Peaty feeling ‘better’ after shock 100m defeat Link copied to clipboard Adam Ramsay-Peaty says he is in a good place ahead of tonight’s 50m breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games. The three-time Olympic gold medal winner was emotional after he finished third in Saturday’s 100m final in Glasgow. In that race the Englishman’s reign as Britain’s breaststroke king looked to be fading after he was edged out by Australia’s Sam Williamson, with Jersey teenager Filip Nowacki claiming silver. The 31-year-old was in tears after the race criticising the media which he insisted had written “rubbish” about his personal life. “I know the s--- I’ve been through, which is no fault of my own, to be honest,” said Ramsay-Peaty, who lost his 100m breaststroke crown two years ago at the Paris Olympics. “But it does take a toll. The choices I’ve made over the last few months have been hard ones. But I’m happy at the same time that I can get here. I didn’t quit in Paris, but I deserve more.” He added: “You don’t know who I am and people who comment, people who see the story because you read a headline, they’ve got to look themselves in the mirror. “You can’t hurt me. For me, it’s about my family and that does come at a cost. Being able to ignore that and being able to focus on my job – that hasn’t played a part in a sense of what we’re experiencing today. “I’m still happy with that result. There’s some sense, but it has to, it has to stop. You know, look how many, how many athletes, how many people have to go for this until the media learn [a] lesson?” Ramsay-Peaty looked in better form qualifying third fastest from the semi-finals, with a time of 26.82secs. That still leaves him a couple of tenths to find on the South African Michael Houlie, who was fastest in 26.61. The 100m champion Williamson also looked good as he won his semi-final in 26.79. But Ramsay-Peaty said he was pleased with how he bounced back from Saturday’s defeat. “It felt much better,” he said. “The last 24 hours have been a bit of a whirlwind, but I’m really happy with that. We’re on a great trajectory for tomorrow.” He added: “People forget that I haven’t done this for two years. And even I forget that. So as you go through heats, semis and finals, it’s quite difficult if you’re not used to it. So I think that perspective is a good thing.” Stay here to see whether Ramsay-Peaty can win his first gold since the 2022 Commonwealth Games and for all the reaction to what is sure to be an intriguing battle.