Adam Ramsay-Peaty OBE

Adam Ramsay-Peaty OBE is one of Britain's greatest swimmers, who is impressively a triple Olympic gold medallist, 8x World Champion and 17x European Champion. Renowned for his relentless pursuit of excellence, Adam has also earned three silver Olympic medals, four gold Commonwealth Games medals and is the current World Record holder in the 50m and 100m breaststroke events. Demonstrating resilience under pressure and sustaining elite performance for over a decade, Adam Ramsay-Peaty OBE is highly sought after as a keynote speaker to share practical insights on high performance, leadership, mental resilience and building a winning mindset. 

Establishing a reputation as one of the most decorated breaststroke swimmers in history, Adam is one of only six British swimmers to have won gold medals at all four major international events - the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. With David Wilkie, Adam is also impressively the only swimmer to hold all four major gold medals in the same single event at the same time. His most recent performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games earned him a silver and two bronze medals, adding to his substantial medal tally. Recognised by FINA as the most dominant sprint breaststroke swimmer of all time, Adam has also claimed the European Swimmer of the Year award six times and the World Swimmer of the Year award twice.

Adam's decorated career has earned him countless awards, with his most prominent being his appointment as an MBE and OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for Services to Swimming. He has also received the FINA Award for Best Male Swimming Performance 2015, the FINA Award for Best Male Olympic Swimming Performance of the Year 2016 and the Ligue Européenne de Natation Award for Best Male Swimmer four times. In 2021, Adam was honoured to be named Sportsman of the Year by the Sports Journalists' Association, and was also recognised as one of the top five moments at the 2020 Olympic Games by Olympics.com. Also in 2021, Adam released his book The Gladiator Mindset: Push Your Limits. Overcome Challenges. Achieve Your Goals, in which he shares his top tips on how to push beyond what was thought possible. Alongside his domination in the pool, Adam has also co-founded AP Race, a specialist swimming race clinic for competitors, parents and coaches that earned major investment and mentorship from Sara Davies.

Adam Ramsay-Peaty OBE is a popular keynote speaker who shares his honest and inspiring perspectives on resilience, mental wellbeing and sustaining excellence under relentless pressure. Drawing on his experience as a world-leading swimmer and elite athlete, Adam candidly shares about the mental health challenges he experienced after years at the top of his sport. Taking a step back, recovering and rebuilding, Adam resonates with audiences, demonstrating how high performance depends on physical and mental strength. If you are searching for a speaker who offers practical lessons on overcoming setbacks, managing pressure, embracing vulnerability and facing adversity, hire Adam Ramsay-Peaty OBE today.

In January 2024, Champions Speakers had the opportunity to interview Adam Peaty. In this virtual interview, watch Adam discuss the importance of finding your flow state in high-performance activities and his advice for dealing with anxiety - Watch our Exclusive Interview with Adam Peaty.