Adam Peaty's mum: My son was 'petrified of water'

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Adam Peaty's mum says the 50m and 100m breaststroke gold medallist used to be "petrified of water". Caroline Peaty said the 20-year-old from Uttoxeter would scream during bath-time when he was a child. "He wouldn't go in the bath and he wouldn't stand under the shower - he was completely petrified of water," said Caroline. "Like I've done with all my children, I wanted them to swim to keep safe. My friend took him the first time because it was breaking my heart." "It took about a week then we got him used to water, then we got him into swimming lessons," she added. This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on August 5 2015.