Peaty's family able to enjoy the moment in Riopublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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Here's how Adam's family celebrated alongside the BBC TV swimming team...
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Our coverage of City of Derby swimmer Adam Peaty winning Great Britain's first gold medal at Rio 2016
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Peaty's family able to enjoy the moment in Riopublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
Image source, Owen Humphreys/PA WireThings keep getting better for Peatypublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveIt's been a pretty good few years for the City of Derby swimmer.
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End of twitter postWatch: Peaty's triumph on day of dramapublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveAdam Peaty's spectacular win wasn't the only exciting moment at the Olympics yesterday. BBC Sport has this video round-up.
Peaty's training base celebrates goldpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveRepton School tweets...
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End of twitter postPeaty produced an 'unbelievable swim,' says coachpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveRyan Lovatt, who is a friend of Adam and one of his swimming coaches, has been describing the moment he saw him win gold.
Image source, Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images"I mean I celebrated it with Adam's family at Repton School," Lovatt said.
"I watched the swim there live and the atmosphere was just absolutely incredible.
"When he touched at 50 first and he was on the world record, it was amazing.
"And then as he progressed through the swim and he touched the wall with 57.13, what an unbelievable swim it was."
Peaty's gold gets royal approvalpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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End of twitter postGold medal swimmer 'was scared of water'published at 13:01 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
Great Britain's first gold medal at the Rio Olympics came in the swimming pool from a man who used to be afraid of water as a child.
Read MorePeaty 'shows how great this country can be'published at 12:41 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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End of twitter postFoster: Peaty has pure 'gift'published at 12:28 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveFormer British swimmer Mark Foster has been analysing Adam Peaty's performance in claiming the gold medal.
Image source, Getty Images"Obsessing over the small details when you're at the training pool is the right thing to do," said Foster.
"The purity of Adam's gift is that when it comes to that critical moment, he doesn't overthink it. He stays in the moment: I'm here, I'm ready, let's go."
'Celebration party' for Peaty when he returnspublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveAdam Peaty's brother, Jamie, is one proud sibling.
"I reckon Adam was thinking he was going to win gold from day one," he told BBC Breakfast.
"It's his game-face basically. We're all proud of him, so it's well deserved the medal he's won. There will be a celebration party."
'Smooth' Peaty wins goldpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveFancy having a go at being Adam Peaty? Here's a (very) rough guide of how to do it...
Image source, Al Bello/Getty Images"It's the smoothness of Peaty's action that defines him," according to four-time Olympian Karen Pickering.
"The timing of his arms and legs is so good - the perfect stroke sees them working together, with the leg-kick driving the arms forward, not interfering with the last part of the pull."
Mum 'so proud' of son's achievementspublished at 11:52 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveAdam's mum Caroline was in Rio to watch her son bring home the gold.
"Wow - that is all that I can say," she said.
"I don't know whether to cry, I'm ecstatic. I'm so proud of him.
"Where he gets that power from I do not know."
Peaty secures Team GB's first goldpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveI think that's what they call being "in the zone"...
Image source, Getty Images#OlympicNan celebrates gold with tea and cakepublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveI told you we hadn't heard the last of Adam Peaty's nan.
There's a party outside her house in Uttoxeter.
Tributes for 'golden' Peatypublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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End of twitter postPeaty 'the alpha male of swimming'published at 10:56 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveAdam Peaty's gold has been described as "one of the great displays in British Olympic history" by the BBC's chief sports writer Tom Fordyce.
Image source, Getty ImagesYou can read more of what Tom has got to say here.
Adlington reduced to tears by Peaty goldpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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End of twitter postWatch: Jamie Peaty on watching brother win goldpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveLet's hear from Adam's brother now...
Peaty to challenge for BBC award?published at 10:22 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LiveThat said, Peaty still finds himself behind Andy Murray, Gareth Bale, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Anthony Joshua and Chris Froome in the betting...
Peaty to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year?published at 10:11 British Summer Time 8 August 2016
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BBC Local LivePerhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, the bookies have shortened Adam Peaty's odds of winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
He now finds himself at 10/1 with William Hill.
"There is a long way to go but Adam Peaty has been exceptional and his performance might well mean he is named our sports personality of the year," said company spokesman Rupert Adams.