Adam Peaty Quiz: Breaststroke World Records and Gold

As a small child he was reportedly scared of bath water, and this Adam Peaty quiz traces how he redefined breaststroke. Play 10 interactive questions on Uttoxeter, Mel Marshall, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Project 56, the first sub-26 50 m, the mixed medley relay, Paris 2024 and Strictly Come Dancing.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Stroke
Which stroke does Adam Peaty specialize in?
Hometown
Which town is Peaty from?
Coach
Who was his longtime coach?
Rio
Which Olympic gold did he win in 2016?
Retain
What did he achieve at Tokyo 2020?
Record
What time did he set in 2019 for the 100 m breaststroke?
Project
What did he call his goal of breaking 57 seconds?
Fifty
What first did he achieve in the 50 m breaststroke in 2017?
Relay
Which relay gold did he win in Tokyo?
Paris
What did he win at Paris 2024 in the 100 m breaststroke?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which stroke does Adam Peaty specialize in?
Answer: Breaststroke
He dominated the 100 m event.
Q2: Which town is Peaty from?
Answer: Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
He was born in 1994.
Q3: Who was his longtime coach?
Answer: Mel Marshall
They trained in Loughborough.
Q4: Which Olympic gold did he win in 2016?
Answer: 100 m breaststroke
He set a world record in Rio.
Q5: What did he achieve at Tokyo 2020?
Answer: Became the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title
He also won relay gold.
Q6: What time did he set in 2019 for the 100 m breaststroke?
Answer: 56.88 seconds
It was the first swim under 57.
Q7: What did he call his goal of breaking 57 seconds?
Answer: Project 56
He achieved it in Gwangju.
Q8: What first did he achieve in the 50 m breaststroke in 2017?
Answer: First man under 26 seconds
He swam 25.95.
Q9: Which relay gold did he win in Tokyo?
Answer: The mixed 4x100 m medley
Britain set a world record.
Q10: What did he win at Paris 2024 in the 100 m breaststroke?
Answer: Silver
He missed gold by 0.02 seconds.

Adam Peaty Quiz – Breaststroke World Records and Gold

Adam Peaty, born in 1994 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, is one of the greatest breaststrokers in history. Coached for years by Mel Marshall, he won the 100 m breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Olympics in world record time.

In 2017 he became the first man under 26 seconds in the 50 m breaststroke. Under his Project 56 goal, he swam 56.88 seconds in the 100 m in 2019, the first time under 57.

At Tokyo 2020 he became the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title and won gold in the mixed medley relay. At Paris 2024 he took silver by 0.02 seconds. He also competed on Strictly Come Dancing.

What This Quiz Teaches

Swimming fans will enjoy these questions.

Who Adam Peaty is
Which titles he won
Which records he set
Who coached him
How his career continued

Did You Know?

Peaty has won many world championship golds.
He tested positive for COVID-19 after his Paris final.
He is known for a powerful stroke rate.
He has spoken openly about mental health.
He trained at Loughborough University.