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| Peaty wins 100m breakstroke gold |
The 22-year-old Olympic champion, who had brought down the World Championship stamp in qualifying, timed 57.47 seconds - 0.34secs outside his own reality record.
Peaty revealed to BBC Sport: "You go for world records, yet they are world records which is as it should be."
Kindred Briton Ben Proud, 22, took the 50m butterfly title, timing 22.75.
Peaty 'came to assault' world title
Peaty, who now holds the main 10 times on the planet for the 100m breaststroke, completed over a moment in front of his closest adversary.
That was American Kevin Cordes (58.79), with Russia's Kirill Prigoda (59.05) third. Peaty's kindred Briton Ross Murdoch was eighth.
"I felt like a young man again going out to the group," said Peaty.
"I was somewhat long into the divider, yet I'm extremely content with that. I'm glad to come here and assault my title."
Peaty is endeavoring to end up noticeably the primary swimmer to soften the 57-second increase the occasion, a test he alludes to as 'Venture 56'.
The Briton, who in 2015 turned into the main man to finish the world 50m and 100m breaststroke twofold, will start the protection of his 50m title on Tuesday.
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