FINEST HOUR Breaking the world record in the 50m breaststroke at the European Championships, along with winning gold in the event both there and at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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WHAT THE COMMENTATOR SAID “Adam Peaty – you are the fastest 50-metre breaststroker in history!”

WHAT ADAM SAYS

"I look back at my world record and still kick myself that I didn’t push all the way to the end. It’s no bad thing I suppose: I eased off at the finish, which means I’ve got plenty room for improvement!

"Commonwealth gold meant so much to me; it was what I had been waiting for all year. Going into the European Championships felt like the cherry on the cake."

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