Adam Peaty set a Championship record as Great Britain claimed double gold on the second night of swimming at the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships. In front of a packed house at London Aquatics Centre, Peaty powered his way to 100m Breaststroke gold before teaming up with Fran Halsall, Chris Walker-Hebborn and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor to defend their European Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay title.

Halsall, Ben Proud and Ross Murdoch also landed individual medals with Halsall and Proud winning 50m Butterfly bronze and Murdoch following Peaty home for silver in the 100m Breaststroke. World champion and world record holder Peaty was the star of the night, soaring to gold in his main event with a 58.36 effort – the third fastest time in history and the fastest time in the world this year.

Murdoch was the only other swimmer to duck under a minute in the final, clocking 59.73, while Lithuania’s Giedrius Titenis ensured a repeat of the 2014 podium by claiming bronze in 1:00.10.

And Peaty admitted his performance in London was the perfect warm-up for his Olympic debut in Rio later this year. “I did the process and came out with a 58.3 and that puts me within the top four times in the world going into Rio, so I’m in a good place,” said Peaty.

“There’s been amazing support in the Aquatics Centre tonight and it’s definitely been one of the best races I’ve had in that event. To have Ross alongside me was just great.”

Murdoch’s result brought his third major 100m Breaststroke medal in as many years, adding to his 2014 European silver and bronze at last year’s World Championships in Kazan.

The Brits have dominated the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay since it was introduced at the 2014 Europeans and were in charge throughout the final as they collected their third major title in as many years.

And the British quartet – the same four who won gold at last year’s World Championships – came home in 3:44.56 while Italy claimed their third relay silver in two nights on 3:45.74 and Hungary completed the podium in 3:49.50. Proud repeated his result from the 2014 Europeans to claim bronze behind Andriy Govorov and Laszlo Cseh.

• Click here for full results from the Swimming Finals on Day 9 of London 2016.