2 Quotes & Sayings By Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty, Olympic Champion and multiple World Record Holder, was born in Oxford in May 1988. Born with a condition that meant his brain did not fully develop, he says that his life has been a battle against adversity. His diagnosis was confirmed when he was eight years old, and life changed forever. He missed out on the normal childhoods of friends, but he went on to develop into a world-class swimmer
Adam's international career started when he won a bronze medal at the 2004 European Championships in Madrid, Spain. In 2005 he was selected for Great Britain's Commonwealth Games squad and went on to win three gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. In 2007 he became the youngest person ever to become world champion by winning gold in the 100m breaststroke in Montreal, Canada.
In 2010 Adam won his second 100m breaststroke world title at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China. He won a further five world titles between 2011 and 2014 and is now one of the most decorated British athletes of all time.