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 …

2016 Flanders Speedo Cup – Antwerp – Preview

World Champion James Guy of Great Britain will be competing in both the 200 and 400 freestyle in Antwerp…

Peaty, Murdoch Among Stars Competing in EISM

The best of British swimming talent will be on show in Edinburgh alongside up-and-coming stars. Current world record-holder in 50m and 100m breaststroke Adam Peaty will compete, as will Commonwealth games gold medalist Ross Murdoch and world championship bronze medalists Jazz Carlin and Siobhan Marie O’Connor.

Peaty, Guy, Murdoch Among British Stars Expected At Edinburgh Meet

Adam Peaty is among the British National Team contingency slated to descend upon Edinburgh March 11-13th.

2015 Swammy Awards: Adam Peaty, Male Swimmer of the Year

Adam Peaty broke a major swimming barrier this year in April at the British Championships in London, where he shattered the 100m breaststroke world record by over half a second, becoming the first man ever under 58 seconds in 57.92.

2015 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

As our 2015 Swammy Awards come to a close, it’s time to count down the top 10 swims of the year leading to our overall Swammy for “Race of the Year.”

SwimSwam Poetry Slam: “Twas The Year Before Rio…”

T’was the year before Rio down at SwimSwam HQ, and we grabbed pens and paper to see what we could do.

2015 Swammy Awards: Gregorio Paltrinieri, European Male SotY

Though he’d already broken through at the international level before, 2015 was a year that took Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri to new heights.

Amsterdam Cup 2015 Day 3 Finals: Verschuren Is The Last In

Verschuren will now swim in his third consecutive Olympics.

Amsterdam Cup 2015 Day 3 Prelims Recap: Heemskerk Qualifies

Heemskerk joins Dekker and Brzoskowski on the Dutch squad for Rio

Amsterdam Cup 2015 Day 2 Finals Recap- Brzoskowski Makes Dutch Squad

Mireia Belmonte also added two titles on the night in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Cup 2015 Day 2 Prelims Recap: Dekker First To Rio

Dekker will now be a four time Olympian

Amsterdam Cup 2015 Day 1 Prelim Recap- Three Meet Records Set

The Amsterdam Cup Is both the first Dutch Olympic qualifying meet and a key step on Mireia Belmonte’s comeback path.

2015 Amsterdam Cup Preview: Manaudou Possibly Taking On 200 Free

Florent Manaudou is set to make an appearance in the 50m, 100m and, um, 200m freestyle events at the Amsterdam Cup slated to start on Friday.

Titenis Destroys Lithuanian 100 Breast Mark at European SC Champs

Lithuania’s Giedrius Titenis has broken his country’s national record in the men’s 100 breaststroke for the second time in as many days at the 2015 European Short Course Championships.

Koch Takes Down German Record in 100 Breast –Again– at Euro SC Champs

Germany’s Marco Koch clocked a 56.78 in the final of the men’s 100 breast at 2015 European Short Course Championships, lowering his own national record of 57.02 which he had set in the semi-final.