Team GB are off and running with their first medals of the Rio Olympics.
Overnight Britain’s Jazz Carlin took the silver medal in the women’s 400m freestyle, coming second to the USA’s Katie Ledecky.
And just before Carlin took to the water Adam Peaty, 21, took Britain’s first gold of the games when he romped home in first place in the 100m breaststroke – smashing his own world record, which he had set just 24 hours earlier.
He finished with a time of 57.13sec, more than a second and a half quicker than his nearest rival, South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh
“This is what you dream of,” he is quoted as saying by the Mirror.
“Every time you want to go back to bed at 4am when the alarm goes off and it’s still dark outside, this makes it all worthwhile.”
While Adam was of course thrilled, back home in Staffordshire his family was over the moon – none more so than his nan Mavis, who has become an overnight hit on Twitter – racking up an extra 3,000 followers over the weekend.
She tweeted this before the final – showing he isn’t afraid of an emoji or two:
This is what all that hard training been for .Good luck my Grandson, I will be roaring for you 🏊🏻🏊🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🍀🍀🍀@adam_peaty @cazliz12
— Mavis (@Mavise42Mavis) August 7, 2016
Your not the only one having a good time @cazliz123. @natjacksonsport and I are ready. Even got her to wear my hat 😂 pic.twitter.com/XWpJUgbKaN
— Mavis (@Mavise42Mavis) August 8, 2016
And she was the proudest grandmother in Britain after he took the gold:
My Grandson has done it 👏👏🏊🏻🏊🏻👍@adam_peaty @britishswimming @adam_peaty
— Mavis (@Mavise42Mavis) August 8, 2016
Well you have done it @adam_peaty you have made it, your hard work paid off. Congratulations to you and @massivemel. So proud love Nan x
— Mavis (@Mavise42Mavis) August 8, 2016
And it seems Adam’s fans have taken Mavis to their hearts as well.
https://twitter.com/joannevickers/status/762523283480776704
@tall_stu love his Nanas tweets!!
— Kirsty Webb (@kirstywebbb) August 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/gman40/status/762470837077221376
OMG. I love you! Love from #MEX
— Carol M. (@TheToriParadox) August 8, 2016
And just to prove she Mavis really does have a sense of humour, this is her new Twitter bio:
Mavis, we salute you.
