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Peaty had previously admitted he was not convinced he would carry on competing after an emotionally and physically draining silver-medal finish at Paris 2024.<\/p>\n
But the multiple world, Olympic, European and Commonwealth Games gold medal winner now talks of “unfinished business” at the Games, having ended up in second place despite catching Covid-19.<\/p>\n
“I finished that race and even though I was happy and felt I had a great performance, it wasn’t enough for me to have that as my last race or one of my last races,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I prepared for Paris and didn’t get what I wanted, so I have that in the back of my mind now. And sometimes you need that fuel, you need a loss to appreciate it and go for the win next time.<\/p>\n
“That’s not going to define who I am for my whole career. I just know there is so much more in there.”<\/p>\n
Discovering what sort of swimmer he can be at 30 is something Peaty is doing with new coach Jamie Main at his new training base at Repton School in Derbyshire.<\/p>\n
His decision to leave Aquatic GB’s performance centre at Loughborough University came after his long-time coach Mel Marshall decided to take a job in Australia.<\/p>\n
“I was fortunate enough to have Mel as my coach for the last 15 years,” Peaty said.<\/p>\n
“We pioneered things, broke world records and won all these golds, and almost rewrote that stroke in terms of sprint breaststroke, which is incredible.<\/p>\n
“But now the real challenge for me comes from growing in certain aspects of accountability, learning how to do it as an adult, how to do it as a father, how to do it faster. <\/p>\n
“Also working with Jamie and the coaches at Repton, with all the facilities here, how can we do it in the way we most love and in a way we thrive every single day?<\/p>\n
“It’s a very different campaign, a very different mission this time around.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n