Energy for Swim Cancelled According To Statement From Adam Peaty

In the statement, Peaty said he was “incredibly disappointed” to see the Energy for Swim cancelled due to “politics.” The Olympic gold medalist went on to say that cancelling the meet was the “wrong decision” and that this will only “galvanize the swimmers, not break them.”

Peaty was one of the first swimmer’s to commit to the Energy for Swim, which is taking place immediately following the FINA Short Course Championships in December. Since then, a long list of swimmers from around the globe committed to the Energy for Swim, despite FINA’s threats to suspend any participants for up to two years if they competed in Turin.

FINA’s threats came from a line in their General Rules, which prohibits “any kind of relationship with a non-affiliated or suspended body.”

You can see the full quote from Peaty below: