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- Updated: May 15, 2016
Adam Peaty is the 100m breaststroke world record holder
Britain’s 26-strong Olympic squad will use this week’s European Championships in London to fine-tune their preparations for Rio 2016.
World champions Adam Peaty and James Guy, and Commonwealth gold medallist Jazz Carlin, are among those expected to challenge for honours.
However, the squad will continue intense training throughout the event.
“It’s all about reaching peak performance in Rio,” Peaty told BBC Sport.
“If you want the greatest return at the Olympics, then you have to make sacrifices, which could be medals [at the Euros], so it’s a stepping stone to Rio.”
The 100m breaststroke world record holder continued: …
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