The world-beater now joins a rather long list of British sportspeople who have enjoyed an extended period of global domination.

World beating swimmer Adam Peaty and other dominant sporting Brits

Adam Peaty won the 100 metres breaststroke at the World Championships and set a new world record over 50m

Peaty sets new world record and wins 100m breaststroke

The Olympic gold medalist said the Buckingham Palace reception will be a 'massive moment to know who I'm representing'.

#OlympicNan, whose tweets to her gold medal winning grandson Adam Peaty made her an internet hit, is preparing a hero's welcome home.

A technical glitch left the British athletes at the Olympic Village in Rio in limbo as Adam Peaty closed in on the team's first gold.

Watch the moment Mavis Williams cheered victory as she joined British sports fans across the nation in remaining #UpAtThreeForAdamPeaty.

Smashing his own world record, Peaty's win is the first gold medal for Team GB in the 2016 Games.