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Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty believes the new pool facility being built for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, can inspire a new generation. Peaty, who is currently in Budapest with London Roar as they prepare for the ISL semi-final on Saturday, first came to intern...

Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty knows all too well the stigma surrounding men's mental health. Up to 35% of elite athletes experience mental health issues at some stage of their careers, according to the International Olympic Committee. Michael Phelps - with 28 medals the most decorate...

Adam Peaty stood behind the blocks and stared down his lane at the Duna Arena ahead of the final race of the ISL in Budapest. Alongside him was Mel Marshall, his coach since he was 14 when he walked through the doors at the City of Derby club and with whom he has reached the Olympic pinnacle. At 6ft...

Some of the best humour relies on timing and flying closest to the truth. In that sense, coach Mel Marshall hit the jackpot when Adam Peaty asked if he could have a chat on training camp in Australia back in January and she replied: "You've not gone and got someone pregnant have you?" "No!," said Pe...

Adam Peaty On Loving the Challenge, Water Baby George And Ending A Chapter In His Life Adam Peaty says 2021 signals the end of a period in his own history that has brought Olympic titles in the pool and fatherhood which has transformed his life beyond the water. Peaty became the first Briton to reta...

Adam Peaty: With 56.1 In His Sights, Inspiring Son George And Invoking The Warrior Spirit Adam Peaty’s domination of the 100 breaststroke has been absolute since his senior international debut at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Unbeaten over two lengths of the pool since he won gold at the Tollcross p....

"For me the Olympics is the start of what’s coming next, a bit of hope. I’ve said that the NHS has taken care of health and I feel like it’s sport’s job to take care of hope. "I’ve never gone to an Olympic Games with a feeling more of our moral purpose. "We’ve been on an oil tanker in a frozen river...

Cameron van der Burgh, 2012 100m breaststroke champion, and wife Nefeli Valakelis have announced the birth of their first child, a boy called Harry David. Harry David van der Burgh was born on Friday 4 September with the South African announcing the news on social media, saying: "Harry David van der...

Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty says that becoming a father has given him a new perspective and clarity as he prepares to start his International Swimming League season with London Roar. Peaty and partner Eiri Munro became first-time parents when son George-Anderson was born last month...

Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty is swapping the pool for the dancefloor after it was announced he would be starring in the BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing' show. Peaty became the first Briton to defend an Olympic swimming title when he added gold in Tokyo to the one he claimed at Rio 2016...

Mel Marshall says that creating independent athletes is paramount for a coach if they are to succeed on the biggest stage of all. Marshall has coached Adam Peaty to Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth gold with the Briton having taken the 100m breaststroke into new waters. The double Olympian ...

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The International Swimming League announced its plans for its second season that will take place next month in Budapest as the best swimmers in the world will be participating in a "bubble" environment. Here is a list of the notable swimmers that will bypass ...

It's the memory of that moment of defeat at the 2022 Commonwealth Games that has ignited in Adam Peaty a drive that is “almost demonic” in its relentlessness and intensity. With the words ‘ride’ and ‘fuel’ tattooed across his knuckles, seared on to his consciousness is the evening of 31 July at the ...

Double Olympic champion Becky Adlington has announced she is expecting her second child in February 2021 and her first with partner Andy Parsons. Adlington, who concluded her Olympic career with four medals from four finals, is mother to five-year-old Summer with ex-husband Harry Needs. She was indu...

Adam Peaty On The Gladiator Mindset, Muhammad Ali And International Men's Day It seems fitting that Adam Peaty should be talking about inspiring others through the 'Gladiator Mindset' ahead of International Men's Day. Peaty became the first British swimmer to defend - or in his words attack - an Oly...