\u201cThat is a question I have been tossing and turning in my head since reaching the pinnacle of the sport at 21-years-old slightly prematurely, slightly earlier than I was expecting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning individual Olympic gold was a dream come true and I think a long break after the summer was what I needed, to revaluate.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Tom Dean: Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr<\/p><\/div>\n
There have been many conversations with McNulty, the man who has also guided Guy, Jazz Carlin, Michael Jamieson, Siobhan O\u2019Connor, Joanne Jackson<\/strong> and Chris Walker-Hebborn<\/strong> to the Olympic podium.<\/p>\n
McNulty had warned Dean ahead of Tokyo of the transformative effect winning gold could have on his life.<\/p>\n
Post-Olympics and with the golds in his armoury, the pair sat down once more with McNulty helping reset Dean\u2019s focus by reminding him that Tokyo was the starting point.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the start of the journey,\u201d Dean said. \u201cThis isn\u2019t small steps, we have shot right to the top.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now it\u2019s about getting all the other titles I haven\u2019t got: it\u2019s about winning the Commonwealth Games, it\u2019s about being world champion, about retaining these titles and it\u2019s about showing the longevity in the sport that I can prove.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, the breadth of events that I want to be able to race in: the 200 free being the blue riband event, the 4×2 off the back of it but focusing on the 100 free opens up more relay opportunities, and that is the kind of discussion I have been having with my coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best start to my senior medal tally \u2013 starting with the big one \u2013 but excited for the next few years as well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Budapest will be Dean\u2019s second World Championships, three years after he was fifth in the 4×200 relay and 11^{th<\/sup> in the 200IM.<\/p>\n}
He is entered in the 100 and 200 free as well as the 200IM and will meet Scott in each event.<\/p>\n
Peaty stepped away from the pool and on to the dancefloor with ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ following Tokyo where he became the first Briton to retain an Olympic swimming title when he added the 100m breaststroke title to the crown he won in Rio five years earlier.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old is seeking to become the first man to claim four successive world championship doubles<\/a> having won the 50 and 100m breaststroke at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 editions.<\/p>\n
Only\u00a0Katinka Hosszu<\/strong>\u00a0has achieved that feat so far with the medley double from 2013 to 2019.<\/p>\n
Peaty made his competitive return in Marseille<\/a> in March where he won the 100br (59.83) and 50 (27.25) and was fourth over 200 in 2:14.48.<\/p>\n
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British Championships Week. <\/p>\n
I\u2019m really excited to see where I\u2019m at in my training and preparation; it\u2019s not a normal year in terms of championships so I won\u2019t be tapering\/resting like I usually do but it\u2019s still a great opportunity to maximise the best output I can! pic.twitter.com\/QozPEMduOJ<\/a><\/p>\n
— Adam Peaty OBE (@adam_peaty) April 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n