Olympic champion Adam Peaty has chosen his new training home, announcing via Instagram today that he will be based out of Repton Swimming under director Jamie Main.
30-year-old Peaty has been under Mel Marshall‘s tutelage throughout his elite career, however, Marshall recently departed for Australia where she now serves as head coach of Griffith University. Peaty and Marshall were stationed at Repton before their move to Loughborough in late 2016.
Main has been at his current post since last fall when he left his role as Aquatics GB National Coach at the Bath Performance Centre.
Peaty’s post reads today, “I’ve chosen to return to @reptonswimming under coach Jamie Main.
“It’s a place that I’ve spent many years already and I couldn’t think of anywhere else to continue my career (it was my training base for the Rio 2016). It’s also a place where we have ran lots of @apraceofficial clinics and we’re always so impressed, especially, with their investment in sporting excellence.
“Time to get to work.”
After winning 100m breaststroke gold at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, 30-year-old Adam Peaty of Great Britain settled for silver last summer in Paris.
Peaty came down with COVID-19 during the swimming competition but persevered and came just .02 short of gold, hitting a 59.05 to tie for silver while Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi won gold in a 59.03.
In the months following the Games, Peaty had taken time away from the sport, saying he was unsure what future plans would hold for the man who owns the 14th fastest performances ever produced in his signature event.
He even consulted the winningest Olympian of all time, American Michael Phelps, to help understand what helped the GOAT return to competition after his initial retirement.
Peaty has historically raced at the annual Lausanne Swim Cup which takes place in February but we’ll keep an eye on where he may make his return-to-competition mark for 2025.
Anyone else think it’s weird that he would choose training at Repton over Loughborough NTC under David Hemings? Get all the support from the ‘best’ in the country vs training at a high school set up that doesn’t have any LC practices. Has to make you question if the British have the right people leading their flagship centre/ sprint programme?
If you spent time around Repton you’d understand. The culture and environment is much much better. He will still have access to national funding and gym sessions etc through the World Class Programme, and Repton do long course training at Moorways in Derby. Besides, it clearly worked for him in the build up to Rio
I assume its a fair bit closer to home for him, so less traveling required than to Loughborough meaning more time with his partner and son.
I think Adam can be trusted to know what set up will be right for him.
Interesting trend of public (US private) schools attracting professional high performance athletes in Britain in recent years – I suppose they offer an alternative to performance centres without compromising on standards/facilities. Hope it goes well for him.
Still wild how 30 for a swimmer is considered old. Compared to many other sports, time based sports are less forgiving with age
I’ve always suspected that the emotional fatigue of the way swimmers train vs. compete has lowered the ceiling. I think that at some point, swimmers just get…sick of swimming…a lot faster than basketball players get sick of basketball.
Sprinters can peek later like Santos
What other notable swimmers train at Repton under Main?
The lack of a 50m pool leads me to think this is probably more of an interim move to keep him ticking over as he ponders his next goal, rather than a serious full time training base.
There is an 50m pool only 10 miles away from Repton school. Perhaps they will do their long course training sessions there.
Tom Dean?
Repton web page states they regularly use a 50m pool that is close by. not sur e”lack of a 50m pool” is completely accurate.
A new one opened in Derby in ‘22, I believe.
Repton use Moorways in Derby for long course training. Eva Okaro is one of the more notable Olympians to come from Repton. There are several junior swimmers too
It worked in his preparation for Rio.
Does Repton have a 50 m pool ?
No. He’ll do his 50m training elsewhere.
He will do it at Moorways in Derby, where repton do their long course training
What swimmers was Main coaching with his time at Bath? Was they doing well and what caused him to leave?
Bath is a sinking ship.
in other news, dan wiffen is considering going to cal in his new video?
There was an article about it the other day
there was already a SS article…. keep up!
He will not race in Lausanne for sure, as the last Swim Cup was in 2023