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Peaty ‘finding peace in the water’ as he books Paris Olympics spot
Adam Peaty in action during the Men's 100 Breaststroke Final during day one of the 2024 British Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre, London, April 2, 2024

ADAM PEATY said a new relaxed mindset can serve him well after securing passage to this summer’s Paris Olympics by finishing first in his signature 100m breaststroke event on the first day of the British Championships in London.

The 29-year-old touched the wall in 57.94 seconds in the evening’s final — the fastest men’s 100m breaststroke time in the world this year and an improvement on the 59.10 seconds it took him to win bronze at February’s World Championships in Doha.

Peaty, who still holds the world record of 56.88 seconds in the event, is now set to defend his back-to-back Olympic titles after securing a nomination in the British championships, one year after pulling out of the 2023 event to begin what became an extended mental-health-motivated hiatus from the sport.

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