Adam Peaty wins GB’s first Tokyo 2020 gold and makes Olympic history
The Guardian says Adam Peaty fulfilled his destiny at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Monday, when he won Team GB’s first gold medal of the Games in the 100m breaststroke. It made him the first British swimmer ever to defend an Olympic title, yet another extraordinary achievement in a list of records, deeds, and titles which at this point takes about as long to read as he does to swim the distance. Five-time world record breaker, three-time world champion, two-time Olympic champion, and the greatest breaststroke swimmer in history.
Peaty took the lead at 25m, held it at the turn, and by the last 25m the only question was whether he could catch his own world and Olympics records. He couldn’t, quite. His final time was 57.37sec, which was the fifth-fastest time in history. Overcome with emotion and exhaustion, he celebrated with a silent prayer.
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