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LONDON -- Every athlete should have a fan as devoted as #OlympicNan.The grandmother of British swimmer Adam Peaty has become a champion tweeter as she gushes about his achievements. With a Twitter biography that describes herself as Proud Nan to a World Champion Breaststroker, Mavis Williams, 74, is gaining followers who use the word adorable to describe her passion for Peaty.What race oooo Im so proud hes a gladiator well done, she tweeted with such glee that she dispensed with punctuation after he broke the world record in the 100-meter breaststroke in Saturdays heats. She stamped it with the British flag, shamrocks and clapping hands.She was back on Twitter after Peaty broke that record again and took home gold Sunday night in the same event. My Grandson has done it, she tweeted.Williams, who is from Uttoxeter, a town of 14,000 about 120 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of London, said she was introduced to Twitter by her daughter, Caroline, Adams mother. Her only goal was to get more followers than Caroline.You dont go out as much as you do when you were younger, now do you? she told The Associated Press on Sunday. Its given me a new interest and kept my brain working.Williams has, with a few hundred tweets and retweets, managed to capture attention with a simple chronicle of Peatys Olympic journey from her perspective.Theres the buildup to Rio. Theres a picture of her at this years aquatics championships at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park next to some sort of mascot creature named Ray. Theres a picture of her beloved Adam in his Olympic uniform.Doesnt my grandson look great in his Great Britain KIT, tweeted Williams, whose Twitter handle is Mavise42Mavis.Theres even a thank you to the person who helped decorate her home in preparation for the games.Im ready for Rio now thanks to my kind window cleaner who put my bunting up, she tweeted.Mostly, shes so proud shes bursting. She thinks her tweets help Adam and the team -- just to let them know their fans are pulling for them from far away.But her chronicle is also a reminder that those behind the athletes are sometimes on as much of a journey as the competitors themselves. And no matter how many followers she gets, when her friendly competition with Caroline is over, she plans to send out a thank-you tweet to all the people who decided to follow her. Theyve taught her a lot, after all.I think its nice to thank someone -- even if it is just a tweet, she said. Easton Stick Jersey . 24 Baylor in a Big 12 clash between teams trending in opposite directions. Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed. Nasir Adderley Jersey .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. http://www.prochargersteamstore.com/Youth-Dan-Fouts-Elite-Jersey/ . The news was first reported on Gonzalezs Twitter account and confirmed by the Rockies. Gonzalez has a six-week window before position players have their first workout at spring training in Arizona. Melvin Ingram Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. Doug Flutie Jersey . Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Britain enjoyed a golden afternoon in Rio after kayaker Joe Clarke and diving duo Jack Laugher and Chris Mears triumphed on and in the water.After the agony of David Florences last-placed finish a day earlier, Britains Clarke lit up a gloomy Whitewater Stadium with the race of his life in the K1 canoe slalom final on Wednesday.Clarke not only won Britains first Olympic medal in the mens K1 since Campbell Walsh at Athens 2004 but secured gold in a time of 88.53 seconds.A jubilant Clarke was stunned by his success.I just cant really put it into words, he said. Im just so made up. I have so many amazing memories of this sport and this just tops all of them in one day.Clarkess gold was just Britains second of the games after Adam Peatys victory in the pool last Sunday, but within hours Team GB were celebrating an historic third as Laugher and Mears won on the synchronised 3m springboard.ddddddddddddThe pair claimed Britains first ever diving gold at an Olympics, adding the title to their European and Commonwealth gongs.The result caps an incredible personal journey for Mears, who in 2009 was given just a five percent chance of survival after rupturing his spleen.Press Association Sport contributed to this report. ' ' '