Adam Peaty

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Full Name:	Adam Peaty
Born:	December 28th, 1994
	Uttoxeter, England
Nationality:	Great Britain
Status:	Active

Adam Peaty is a 3-time Olympic gold medalist, 5-time Olympic medalist and the current world record holder in the 100 meter breaststroke. Adam Peaty Born Dec. 28, 1994 Adam Peaty is a swimmer from Great Britain. Standing 6'3" Peaty is a breaststroke specialist, claiming the 2016 Olympic title in the 100 breast and becoming the first man to go 57, and subsequently 56, seconds in the 100 meter breaststroke. Early Career Peaty made his first traveling team as a junior swimmer, at the European Junior Championships in 2012. He competed in all three breaststroke events, and even finished fifth overall in the 200m breaststroke. A year later in 2012 Peaty competed at the FINA World Cup circuit, and won his first medals at the 2013 British Gas Swimming Championships in Sheffield. He won silver in the 50m breaststroke and bronze in the 100m breaststroke in Sheffield, but at the 2013 British Gas ASA National Youth Championships, Peaty swam his first sub-1:00 100m breaststroke swim. Success in senior swimming In 2o13 Peaty competed in his first senior international competition, this competing at the European Short Course Senior Championships. He went best times in all three breaststroke events. At his first Commonwealth Games in 2014, Peaty represented England and won four gold medals …

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