Adam Peaty. Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidephoto
By taking this decision, the British Federation explains that it wants to help Adam Peaty regain all of his abilities.
Briton Adam Peaty, suffering from psychological disorders, was not selected for Great Britain’s selection for the World Swimming Championships, which will take place from July 14 to 30 in Japan.
«Our priority is to assure him of our full support in his quest for a full return to competition.“, said the British Swimming Federation to BBC Sportwithout mentioning a date.
Last month, the 28-year-old swimmer announced that he was in the grip of “mental health issues in recent years. I’m tired, I’m not myself and I don’t enjoy playing the sport I’ve done for more than a decade“, he said on a social network after withdrawing from the national championships.
Peaty still hopes to return to defend at the Paris Olympics in 2024 his Olympic titles won in Tokyo in 2021 in the 100m breaststroke and the 4x100m medley relay. He was also crowned Olympic champion in the 100m breaststroke at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Last May, the brewer suffered a broken foot in training, which had already deprived him of the Budapest Worlds in June 2022.
He had been able to return in time to play in August at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. There he suffered his first defeat in eight years in the 100m breaststroke, finishing only fourth, before winning the 50m breaststroke two days later.
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