Adam Whitehead

Adam James Whitehead (born 28 March 1980) is a male former breaststroke swimmer from Coventry, England.

Early life

Whitehead competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[2]^[3] Four years later he won a gold medal and silver medal in the breaststroke events at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.^[4]

At the ASA National British Championships he won the

200 metres breaststroke, he won the title three times (1998, 1999 and 2000).^[6]^[7]^[8]

After this, he worked with the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust as an athlete mentor, using the experiences and skills he gained as an elite sports performer to inspire and support young people, and later in a management role.^[9]

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^ "Blog: Education will not solve youth inactivity alone. It's all a matter of mindset". Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. 30 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.