PEATY FACTFILE

■■The 26-year-old swimmer won the first British gold medal of the games, winning the 100m breaststroke in 57.37 seconds.

■■Adam is the world record-holder in the 50m and 100m breaststroke events and is an eight-time world champion, a six-time European champion and a three-time Commonwealth champion.

■■Born in Uttoxeter in 1994, Adam is the youngest of four siblings and had a fear of water until a swimming lesson at the age of four.

■■He joined a swimming club at the age of nine and began winning competitions and setting records for the club at the age of 12.

■■His girlfriend, Eiri Munro, gave birth to George-Anderson Adetola Peaty at Leicester General Hospital. He was born on Friday, September 11, 2020, weighing 9lb 1oz.

■■Adam recently called for the return of the classic TV series Superstars, which saw men and women compete in various athletic disciplines.