Mark Foster backing Adam Peaty to clinch third Olympic at Paris 2024 title next summer despite break

British swimming legend Mark Foster is confident Adam Peaty will claim a third successive Olympic title next summer in Paris despite his current break from the top of the sport.

Peaty spoke candidly about his struggles with mental health earlier this year and is not part of the British team competing at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan over the next fortnight.

Ad The 28-year-old currently holds both the 50m and 100m breaststroke world records and is the two-time Olympic champion in the latter.

SwimmingChallis hoping home comforts propel her to gold2 HOURS AGO And Foster believes Peaty will come back stronger for Paris as part of a British team that is now more competitive than ever. «He has needed a bit of time away and hopefully he will come back in a much better head space and a much better physical space,» said Foster. «I have always maintained that no one will ever beat him unless he is injured, and that is what happened at the Commonwealths last year. »I expect to see him back and standing on top of the podium having won three Olympic golds in a row in the 100m breaststroke. «I have seen some pictures of him on social media, it is nice to see him smiling again but it goes to show what we see on the surface is not always what is going on beneath the surface. »He seems to be addressing all his problems and putting things right, so he gives himself the best opportunity next year." While Peaty may be absent in Fukuoka, the rest of Britain's biggest names head to Japan hoping to put in some statement performances a year out from the Paris 2024 Olympics.