British swimmer Adam Peaty tests positive for COVID after Paris Olympics win – New York Post

British Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Paris Games, hours after winning the silver medal in the mens 100m breaststroke final Sunday.

Peaty, now a six-time Olympic medalist, began feeling unwell on Sunday before the event, and his symptoms became worse afterward, the British Olympic Association said in a statement Monday.

In the hours after the final, his symptoms became worse and he was tested for Covid early on Monday morning. He tested positive at that point, the British Olympic Associations statement read, according to The Guardian.

The British Olympic Association added Monday that Peaty is hopeful to be back in competition for the relay events later in the swimming programme [sic].

As in any case of illness, the situation is being managed appropriately, with all usual precautions being taken to keep the wider delegation healthy, the statement continued.

Peaty was seeking a three-peat in the mens 100m breaststroke at the Paris Games following gold medal wins at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the Tokyo Games in 2021.

He was edged out by Italys Nicol Martinenghi by 0.02 seconds.

I gave my absolute all there and I executed it as well as I could, Peaty said, per Team GB.

It doesnt matter what the time says on the board, I know that in my heart Ive already won.

Peaty, who previously took a break from the sport to focus on his mental health, added Sunday that he wasnt crying because of a second-place finish, but because it took so much to get here.

Everything Ive done to this point has happened for a reason and Im so happy that I can race the best in the world and still get joint second, the 29-year-old said.

In my heart Ive won and these are happy tears because I said to myself that I would give my absolute best every single day and I have.

Nic Fink of Team USA placed third in Sundays event.

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