{"id":628,"date":"2016-12-15T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T10:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copyright.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/?p=628"},"modified":"2016-12-15T13:02:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T13:02:27","slug":"8-reasons-vote-adam-peaty-years-spoty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/achievements\/8-reasons-vote-adam-peaty-years-spoty\/","title":{"rendered":"8 reasons to vote for Adam Peaty in this year&#8217;s SPOTY!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you didn\u2019t already know, Adam Peaty &#8211; swimmer for Great Britain, three time European swimmer of the year and Loughborough based Olympian \u2013 is in the running for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/sports-personality\">BBC\u2019s Sports Personality of the Year 2016<\/a>. So, come on \u2013 let\u2019s show some of that famous #LboroFamily spirit and vote for him.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Still need persuading?\u00a0 Luckily, we\u2019ve listed eight reasons why you should vote for him below. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Peaty was Great Britain\u2019s first medalist of the Rio 2016 games, claiming a gold medal on the third day of the Olympics. Great Britain came second overall, beating China with an impressive 67 medals (27 of which were gold!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/AdamPeaty671.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-629\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/AdamPeaty671.jpg\" alt=\"AdamPeaty671\" width=\"671\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/AdamPeaty671.jpg 671w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/AdamPeaty671-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/AdamPeaty671-370x165.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 As a child, Peaty had a phobia of water and would cry when his mother tried to bathe him. Now he\u2019s a world champion \u2013 anything is possible!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/PeatyHistory671.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-632\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/PeatyHistory671.jpg\" alt=\"PeatyHistory671\" width=\"671\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/PeatyHistory671.jpg 671w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/PeatyHistory671-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/PeatyHistory671-370x165.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a03.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> He broke the 100m world record during the British Championships in 2015, and then broke his own record in Rio. Peaty wasn\u2019t done \u2013 in the finals of the 100m breaststroke, he broke it again with 57.13 seconds the following night. He also holds the World Record for the 50m breaststroke with 26.42, and also the 4 x 100 metre mixed medley relay with 3:41.71.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ4_MHZALP4\/?taken-by=adam_peaty&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Melanie Marshall, Peaty\u2019s coach, is a Loughborough University alumna, as well as being a two-time Olympian and five-time Olympic finalist.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mel Marshall key to Adam Peaty&#039;s success\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xV4bzRrYrUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Peaty\u2019s Nan became a viral sensation at the start of Rio 2016 \u2013 remember #OlympicNan?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well you have done it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adam_peaty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adam_peaty<\/a> you have made it, your hard work paid off. Congratulations to you and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/massivemel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@massivemel<\/a>. So proud love Nan x<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mavis (@Mavise42Mavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mavise42Mavis\/status\/762471371360174080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 He became Great Britain\u2019s first male champion since 1988 when he took gold in Rio.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHXyNKwAv4w\/?taken-by=adam_peaty&#038;hl=en<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 He trains right here on campus, both in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/virtualtour\/50m-swimming-pool\/\">swimming pool<\/a> as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/virtualtour\/powerbase-gym\/\">Powerbase<\/a>, making him part of the #LboroFamily!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside Access: Adam Peaty&#039;s preparation for Rio\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wtWetW5zhmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>8.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Peaty won two medals in Rio, gold and silver, which were part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/rio2016\/medals-table\/\">34 medals won by Loughborough athletes<\/a> at both the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2016!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-639\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"17th Medal Table\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2016\/12\/17th-Medal-Table.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, convinced to vote for Peaty? BBC&#8217;s Sports Personality of the Year starts at 6:40pm on the 18th of December, and voting opens when the programme begins. For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/sports-personality\">head to the BBC website to read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you didn\u2019t already know, Adam Peaty &#8211; swimmer for Great Britain, three time European swimmer of the year and Loughborough based Olympian \u2013 is in the running for BBC\u2019s Sports Personality of the Year 2016. So, come on \u2013 let\u2019s show some of that famous #LboroFamily spirit and vote for him.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"lboro_blog_alternative_thumbnail_image":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-achievements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>8 reasons to vote for Adam Peaty in this year&#039;s SPOTY!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Loughborough based Olympian Adam Peaty is in the running for BBC\u2019s Sports Personality of the Year 2016. 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