Adam Peaty’s Family Rift Amid Commonwealth Games Medal Wins

British swimmer Adam Peaty earned a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and a bronze in the 100 m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In the days after his races, Peaty’s mother, Caroline Peaty, publicly addressed the ongoing family estrangement, saying she would continue to support him “from afar” and accusing an unnamed influence of trying to “destroy our family completely.”

Peaty also celebrated his relay silver by kissing his pregnant wife, Holly Ramsay, on her baby bump during the event. He described feeling “off” and emotionally taxed by the feud, noting that the family conflict has weighed on his performance throughout the Games.