Rebecca Adlington
Double Olympic freestyle champion at Beijing 2008
Overview
Adlington won the 400 m and 800 m freestyle at the 2008 Olympics, the first British swimmer to win two Olympic golds at one Games in a century. Her 800 m time of 8:14.10 broke the world record set by Janet Evans in 1989. She added two bronze medals at London 2012 before retiring and becoming a television presenter.
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