Category Archives: Swimmers

Rebecca Adlington

  • Won Double Gold at the Olympics in Bejing 2008

  • Debuted at the 2006 European Championships in Hungary winning in 800m freestyle silver

  • Setting world record times she qualified for the 2012 Olympics in her 400m and 800m freestyle at the start of trials

  • Adlington rose to victory in the 2012 Olympics winning Bronze in both her events, the 400 and 800m freestyle

  • In 2013 she retiredĀ from her swimming career and is now focusing on promoting swimming around the UK.