“THERE’S NO WAY AROUND IT, YOU’VE JUST GOT TO BE WILLING TO GO GET IT EVERY SINGLE DAY”
Think ‘athlete’ and there’s a good chance you also think ‘swimmer’. Because in terms of raw physical fitness – coupled with invariably high-def physiques – the pros who live life in the fast lane are a cut above just about everyone else.
No man typifies that more than Adam Peaty. Weighing in at 95kg of pure muscle, the only thing more impressive than his rig is his career CV – demonstrated by household name status in a sport only widely televised once every four years.
Peaty first made a splash outside of swimming circles at the Rio 2016 Olympics, where his 100m breastroke victory made him the first British male gold medal-winning swimmer since 1988. Five years on, he defended his title at the delayed 2020 Games in Tokyo, becoming the first British swimmer – male or female – ever to retain an Olympic
