Britain's 16-time European champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty could only finish fifth in the men's 100m breaststroke final on Tuesday, as Italian Nicolo Martinenghi stormed to victory in Paris. Martinenghi was too strong for his rivals, winning in 58.58 seconds to add the European championship title to the Olympic gold he won in Paris two years ago. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementRussian Ivan Kozhakin was just 0.10sec behind in second, with Simone Cerasuolo ensuring a second Italian on the podium with a time of 58.90sec. Ramsay-Peaty, a two-time Olympic gold-medal winner and three-time world champion in the event, could only manage 59.10sec. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementFormer world champion Simona Quadarella won her ninth European gold but first since 2022 in the women's 800m freestyle.