Who is Adam Peaty's girlfriend? Know everything about her

Adam and his ex-girlfriend Eiri Munro with son George (Image Credits: Instagram)
By Abhiruchi Rout | Dec 1, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Adam George Peaty is a competitive swimmer from England who specializes in the breaststroke. He became the first male British swimmer to win the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics and defended his title at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021, making history as the first British swimmer to do so. He has won the World Championship eight times, the European Championship sixteen times, and the Commonwealth Championship four times. Peaty is largely recognized as the most successful sprint breaststroke swimmer of all time. As per International Swimming Federation, he is the most successful breaststroke swimmer of his era.

As a child, he acquired a strong phobia of water and refused to take a bath when his brothers warned him that sharks might come up through the plughole. When Peaty took swimming lessons at four alongside his friend, he overcame his fear during this swimming instruction. Peaty joined the Dove Valley Swimming Club in Uttoxeter when he was nine years old. By the time he was twelve, he was winning competitions and breaking club records. However, former Olympic swimmer Melanie Marshall, whose club Peaty had joined wasn’t impressed by Peaty’s performance in freestyle. When she saw him doing breaststroke, she concluded that he was better suited for breaststroke because of his enormous hands and big feet.

Peaty, alongside David Wilkie, Rebecca Adlington, James Guy, and Duncan Scott, represent the only five British swimmers to have won gold at the four major international competitions (the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships, and Commonwealth Games). He is the only swimmer to have achieved the rare feat of holding all four major gold medals at the same time. Peaty is a six-time European swimmer of the year, having won the title in a row from 2014 to 2019. Besides that, he is a two-time World swimmer of the year in 2015 and 2018.

Who is Adam Peaty’s girlfriend?

English competitive swimmer and three-time Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty is presently single. Adam and Eiri Munro for three years before deciding to split ways on August 2022. Eirianedd Esther Munro, commonly known as Eiri Munro, is a self-employed artist.  She earned a degree in fine arts from Loughborough University and specializes in oil painting.

Does he have a child?

Yes, Adam Peaty has a child with his ex-girlfriend Eiri Munro. Their son’s name is George-Anderson Adetola Peaty who was born in September 2020.

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