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Rebecca Adlington
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 35 |
Web site | www.rebeccaadlington.co.uk |
Date of birth | February 17,1989 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Mansfield |
United Kingdom | |
Height | 178 (cm) |
Spouse | Harry Needs |
Olympic_medals | Swimming At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metre Freestyle |
Parents | Steve Adlington |
Kay Adlington | |
Siblings | Chloe Adlington |
Laura Adlington | |
Job | Swimmer |
Education | University of Nottingham |
The Brunts Academy | |
Official site | rebeccaadlington.co.uk |
Weight | 70 (kg) |
Coach | Bill Furniss |
Olympic medal | Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle |
Club | Nova Centurion |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 402669 |
Rebecca Adlington Life story
Rebecca Adlington OBE is an English former competitive swimmer who specialised in freestyle events in international competition. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle, breaking the 19-year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800-metre final.
Rebecca Adlington reveals miscarriage heartbreak
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...By Gavin Bevis and PA news agencyBBC NewsFormer professional swimmer Rebecca Adlington has announced she has had a miscarriage...
Swim England 'truly sorry' over abuse and bullying claims
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... The athlete, who raced alongside gold medallist Rebecca Adlington in Beijing, ended up quitting aged 24 in 2011 due to a shoulder injury, her hopes of competing at the 2012 London Olympics in tatters...
Brown Gal Can't Swim: Podcast aims to get South Asian women swimming
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... The series, Brown Gal Can t Swim, sees Ms Mughal take on a swimming challenge, assisted by Olympian Rebecca Adlington...
John Legend and the others learning to swim as adults
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... The former Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington runs one-to-one swimming lessons for adults and is passionate about people of all ages trying the sport...