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23
Aug 2021
Olympian Adam Peaty inspires young swimmers in Harrogate
Olympian Adam Peaty has inspired the next generation of swimmers in Harrogate at Ashville College today.
Adam Peaty headed to the college's sports centre early this morning, where he will be all day to train young athletes and leave parents and staff starstruck.
Fresh from taking two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics and the announcement that he will take part in Strictly Come Dancing, Mr Peaty was keen to take that momentum with him.
The Race Clinic in Harrogate was a £219 per ticket sell-out event.
It is one of ten taking part across the UK and the only one in Yorkshire. Staff at Ashville College believe that he may be back next year as well.
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Adam Peaty told the Stray Ferret outside the sports centre where there was a festival atmosphere:
Dominic Bradburne, director of sport at Ashville College, also told the Stray Ferret:
The swim clinic features three different stations. The first will focus on the breaststroke and will be led by Adam Peaty and Edward Baxter, a British swimming champion and record holder.
Adam Peaty’s gym coach Robert Norman will lead the second session which will dive into injury prevention.
Station three, led by Tim Shuttleworth, will give an insight into how to gain the mental edge necessary to compete successfully.
It comes just weeks after one of the biggest names in world ballet Wayne Sleep also visited the school for the Yorkshire Ballet Seminar.
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