Adam Peaty and Luke Greenbank will NOT face internal action from British Swimming despite their bust-up after the Olympic gold medallist ‘slapped his team-mate on the bottom before later needing stitches’
Adam Peaty and Luke Greenbank will NOT face internal action from British Swimming despite their failure after the Olympic gold medalist ‘slapped his teammate on the buttocks before needing stitches later’
- Adam Peaty and Luke Greenbank were involved in an arrest last week
- Peaty ‘bottomed Team GB teammate’ before Greenbank lashed out
- British Swimming will take no action after the two athletes have cleared the air
Adam Peaty and Luke Greenbank will take no internal action despite their failure in training – with British Swimming confident their relationship as teammates will not be affected by the altercation.
The stars of Team GB, who jointly won silver in the 4x100m medley relay at Tokyo 2020, got into a heated argument at Loughborough University last Friday, leading to Greenback lashing out at Peaty, who suffered two cuts above his left eye.
Mail Sport understands that the British swimming staff, including the coach they share, Mel Marshall, immediately intervened and sat the swimmers to clear the air.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Peaty and Greenbank, who won bronze in the 200-meter backstroke in Tokyo, have been training normally together ever since, with both considering the matter settled.
Having received feedback on the incident from Loughborough staff, Britain’s swimming chiefs are also confident that no further action needs to be taken and there will be no lasting issues between the two in the run-up to the London Olympics. next summer in Paris.
British Swimming will not play against Adam Peaty (L) and teammate Luke Greenbank of Team GB, despite their failure last week
Greenbank – left with girlfriend of Olympic gold medalist Anna Hopkin – allegedly lashed out after Peaty (R) slapped him on the buttocks and made a ‘cocky joke’ about her
A British swimming spokesperson told Mail Sport: “An incident occurred during a recent training session which was quickly and effectively resolved by the athletes involved and staff present at the session.”
Sources close to the couple have also denied that the spat was over their fellow swimmer Anna Hopkin, who is Greenbank’s girlfriend but has never had a relationship with Peaty, contrary to reports.
Peaty, 28, and Greenbank, 25, have been teammates and training partners for several years and have always enjoyed a close relationship.
Greenbank is also involved with Peaty’s coaching academy, AP Race Clinics, and will appear alongside him at a session at the London Aquatics Center later this month.
Peaty has returned to full-time training after missing the World Championships in July to prioritize his mental health.
He is now preparing for Paris 2024, where he will attempt to defend his title in the 100-meter breaststroke, becoming only the second swimmer after Michael Phelps to win the same swimming title in three consecutive Games.
Greenbank is also training for the Olympics after taking time out from the pool last summer after failing to make the British team for the World Championships in Japan.
Peaty is widely regarded as the best breaststroke competitor in the history of the sport