Peaty adapting to unfamiliar circumstances ahead of Paris 2024

Adam Peaty concedes that life without competitive swimming is 'strange' but hasn't stopped preparing to perform in Paris. Mental health issues have led the triple Olympic champion to take an indefinite break from racing and skip July's World Championships in Japan. Ad Peaty is still training, anything from three to seven times each week, as well as heading out for long bike rides and runs near his Midlands base.

SwimmingPeaty: Gold medals will not solve my problemsYESTERDAY AT 09:28 «The days are quite strange, actually,» said Peaty, an ambassador for Bridgestone, who are proud to be a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner through 2024 and are launching the new 'Prepare to Perform' campaign. «I enjoy being outside — my brain works best when I'm moving. That's where I belong, doing stuff that makes me feel good.

»We've got some amazing National Parks, I'll go out there for a few hours and come back as a different person. I love it. «I'm enjoying having a normal life and doing what I need to do, not always focusing on the one and two percenters.

»I don't really know what I'm doing at the moment, but I'm doing a lot of things." It's fair to say Peaty won't be making time to watch next month's World Championships in Fukuoka. «I don't think there's anything productive that could come out of it,» he said. «I'll look back at the performances and I'll keep one eye open.

»There's a Chinese guy (Qin Haiyang) who just went 57.9(3) — that's pretty good, very good. The world is getting faster on the breaststroke but it's not as consistent. «This is about rest and being away from the sport.