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Nowacki, 18, on giving Adam Peaty 'a proper race'
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Filip Nowacki, 18, finished second in the 100m breaststroke at the GB Swimming Championships, clocking 59.39 seconds, just 0.42 seconds behind Olympic champion Adam Peaty. Nowacki expressed excitement about competing against Peaty, highlighting his impressive year in swimming.
Filip Nowacki finished second in the 100m breaststroke at the GB Swimming Championships [Getty Images]
A record-breaking swimmer has said it was "truly amazing" to race three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.
Filip Nowacki, 18, finished second in the 100m breaststroke final on Tuesday night, clocking 59.39 seconds, just 0.42 seconds behind 31-year-old Peaty.
Nowacki, from Jersey, has had a remarkable 12 months in the sport, having broken the World Junior Championships 200m breaststroke record twice last December, while also winning two gold medals.
He told the BBC of his pride at being able to give Peaty "a proper race", after first competing against him in the 2024 GB Championships.
"I managed to sneak my way into the final at the time, and finished just three or four seconds off him," he told BBC Radio Jersey.
"To now be giving him a proper race and swimming next to him is truly amazing."
As well as success in the Worlds, Nowacki also scooped four gold medals at the 2025 European Junior Championships.
He shone at the 2025 Island Games in Orkney when he won eight more gold medals while representing Jersey.
He is set to compete for the island at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and is part of the Team GB set-up focusing on the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
"My training has been hard but I've been progressing well, which I'm pleased about," he said.
"I'm just hoping to get my head down now and hopefully smash it in the summer."
Nowacki competes in the 50m breaststroke final later, ahead of the 200m individual medley on Friday.
He will also race in the 200m breaststroke on Saturday.
Q&A
What was Filip Nowacki's time in the 100m breaststroke at the GB Swimming Championships?
Filip Nowacki finished the 100m breaststroke in 59.39 seconds.
How did Filip Nowacki perform against Adam Peaty in the race?
Nowacki finished second, just 0.42 seconds behind three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty.
What records has Filip Nowacki broken in the past year?
Nowacki broke the World Junior Championships 200m breaststroke record twice last December and won two gold medals.