Adam Peaty Honors Coach Mel in Throwback Photo

Adam Peaty paid tribute to his swimming coach Mel as he visited her in Queensland for two weeks of intense training. 

The Olympian, 31, and Melanie Marshall had a 15-year partnership which ended after the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

She then relocated to the Gold Coast to become the Head of High Performance at Griffith University for Swimming Australia. 

The pair recreated a snap from a decade ago, with Adam crediting his trainer for shaping him 'into the man I am today', after mentioning his coach instead of his estranged family in his wedding speech to Holly Ramsay. 

He wrote: 'February ‘26 x February ‘16. You shaped the man I am today and it was an honour to be back with you for two weeks @melmarshallmassive. Great to see you thriving in what you do best! 15+ Years goes pretty fast but I’ll never forget the incredible memories.'

The pair helped define breaststroke, with Adam considered one of the greatest sprint breaststrokers in history.

Adam Peaty paid tribute to his swimming coach Mel as he visited her in Queensland for two weeks of intense training

The Olympian, 31, and Melanie Marshall had a 15-year partnership which ended after the Paris 2024 Olympics

He wrote: 'February ‘26 x February ‘16. You shaped the man I am today and it was an honour to be back with you for two weeks @melmarshallmassive. Great to see you thriving'

With six Olympic medals under his belt, the athlete is planning a return to the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.  

The post comes after Adam's estranged mother Caroline posted a message about 'dark times' on Monday, after Gordon Ramsay hit back at claims he was a bully. 

Olympian Adam tied the knot with the TV chef's eldest daughter Holly, 26, at Bath Abbey in December amid a bitter feud which saw his mother, 60, disinvited and sister Bethany the only relative in attendance.

Adam is thought to have not mentioned his family or parents in his speech, instead praising his swim coach Mel for being his 'everything', and for 'grounding and inspiring' him. 

After being branded a 'bully' by the Peaty family for claiming the fall-out was 'self inflicted', Gordon, 59, went on to accuse them of speaking 'absolute nonsense' and  launching a 'barrage of negativity'.

Caroline has since shared a tranquil image of sunset with the words:  'You're living proof that you can go through the darkest times and still come out kind, radiant, real and full of love.' 

Responding to the family's claim last week, the chef, who walked his daughter down the aisle, told The Sun: 'I am certainly not a bully, and it is so appalling to even suggest there was any bullying.

The pair helped define breaststroke, with Adam considered one of the greatest sprint breaststrokers in history (pictured at the Paris Olympic games in 2024) 

Meanwhile, Adam's estranged mother Caroline has posted a message about 'dark times' after Gordon Ramsay hit back at claims he was a bully (Adam pictured with his parents)

After being branded a 'bully' by the Peaty family for claiming the fall-out was 'self inflicted', Gordon, 59, went on to accuse them of speaking 'absolute nonsense' 

Caroline has since shared a tranquil image of sunset with the words: 'You're living proof that you can go through the darkest times and still come out kind, radiant, real and full of love'

'That’s absolute nonsense. It was sad to see that barrage of negativity that was self-propelled by them.

'But Adam is an incredible young lad and he and Holly are a wonderful, happy, young couple.' 

Gordon previously told the Daily Mail that he and his wife Tana had 'done nothing wrong' and despite reports suggesting otherwise had treated the Peaty family 'like royalty' during the build up to their son's wedding.

But one relative claimed the TV chef had now 'pushed the family too far'.

They said: 'How bl***y dare they. The sheer gall of them'.

'The Ramsays did not treat Caroline like royalty at all – they treated her as though she was nothing. They ignored her existence and not once did Mrs Ramsay return any of Caroline's texts.'

They told The Sun: 'The get together lunch they promised on the day of the engagement never materialised either.'

The Daily Mail contacted Gordon Ramsay's representatives for comment.

Last month, the family reportedly told friends they have 'given up hope' of reconciling with their son after Gordon's latest social media comment.

Olympian Adam, 31, tied the knot with the TV chef's eldest daughter Holly, 26, at Bath Abbey in December amid a bitter feud which saw his mother, 60, disinvited

The chef, who walked his daughter down the aisle, said: 'I am certainly not a bully, and it is so appalling to even suggest there was any bullying'

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The chef referred to himself as 'dad' in a comment on Adam's wedding video where the Olympian said he would 'always choose' his new wife Holly.

An insider said: 'It's been a really emotional time for them as a family. They're coming to terms with what has happened and that Adam has picked his side.

'It's dashed any hope of reconciliation in the near future. They're keeping their heads down and trying to move on quietly. It's clear Adam's made his choice.'

The Sun reported that Ramsay had commented on how beautiful his daughter looked during his wedding speech, telling Adam: 'Look at Tana and that's what you have to look forward to.'

The publication went on to claim that he couldn't resist a sly dig at Adam's absent parents he told his daughter Holly: 'Shame you don't have the same.'

It was later revealed that the swimmer estranged mother had been left 'outraged' and 'hurt' that Ramsay had referred to their feud in his speech.