Great Britain managed just three medals at London 2012 and not a single gold but the emergence of young talent such as Peaty suggests a brighter outlook in RioTriple world champion,triple world record holder, quadruple European champion and a double gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games. If his sport were athletics, and tennis or any other discipline with better viewing figures he would surely acquire won the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award in 2015. But Adam Peaty is a swimmer,Great Britain’s finest, and for now he remains on the fringes of the public’s consciousness.advance the Rio Olympics this will surely change. On current form, or the 21-year-mature Peaty is on course for the kind of success that would transform him into a household name in the same vein as his mentor,Rebecca Adlington.
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Source: theguardian.com