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OLYMPIC KING OF THE POOL…

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▪ 2x 100m breaststro­ke golds, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020

▪ 1x 4x100m mixed medley gold, Tokyo 2020

▪ 2x 4x100m medley silvers, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020

2 PEATY holds the world record in both the 50m breaststro­ke — set at the 2017 World Championsh­ips in Budapest, 25.95sec — and 100m breaststro­ke, set at the 2019 worlds in Gwangju, 56.88sec.

8 HE also has eight gold medals in world championsh­ips. He has won the 50m and 100m breaststro­ke three times each — the double at Kazan 2015, Budapest 2017 and Gwangju 2019. He has also won the 4x100m mixed medley and 4x100m medley.

▪ ONLY eight British Olympians have won more medals than Peaty’s five: Jason Kenny (9, cycling), Bradley Wiggins (8, cycling), Chris Hoy (7, cycling), Laura Kenny (6, cycling), Steve Redgrave (6, rowing), Charlotte Dujardin (6, equestrian), Max Whitlock (6, gymnastics), Duncan Scott (6, swimming).

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