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Jul 2021
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Adam Peaty: Finding a way to win whilst ...

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Adam Peaty is the first British swimmer to retain their Olympic title after winning Team GB's first gold medal of Tokyo 2020 with victory in the men's 100m breaststroke.


Adam now has the 16 quickest times in history over the 100m breaststroke and is the only swimmer ever to dip under 57 seconds with his 2019 world record. 


With eight world titles, 16 European titles, Adam is one of GB’s greatest Olympian’s of all time. 


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