Swimming, Olympics 2024: Reigning champion Adam Peaty beats depression, alcoholism in time for Paris
Peaty is on the brink of equalling American great Michael Phelps as the only male swimmers to have won the same event at three successive Olympics.
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Britain’s Adam Peaty has history in his sights as the Olympic swimming champion heads to the Paris Games after slaying the demons that threatened to sink his glittering career.
Peaty stepped away from the pool last year as he battled depression, alcoholism and burnout.
But the 29-year-old has finally turned the corner in his mental health fight and believes he is ready to make waves in the French capital.
Peaty has three Olympic gold medals, with two in the 100m breaststroke and the 4x100m mixed medley at the 2021 Tokyo Games and the other in the 100m breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Games.
The eight-time world champion will arrive in Paris on the brink of equalling American great Michael Phelps as the only male swimmers to have won the same event at three successive Olympics.
That would be a remarkable landmark for Peaty given the issues in his private life that consumed him for so long.
“I got to a point in my career where I didn’t feel like myself,” he said. “I didn’t feel happy swimming.
“I’ve had my hand hovering over a self-destruct button because if I don’t get the result that I want, I self destruct. When you achieve what I have in the sport that comes at a cost. I had...
