Rebecca Adlington
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| 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.
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Rebecca Adlington reveals miscarriage heartbreak
By Gavin Bevis and PA news agencyBBC News
Former professional swimmer Rebecca Adlington has announced she has had a miscarriage.
The Double Olympic Gold medallist said she and husband Andy Parsons were given The News during a routine scan at 20 weeks.
Adlington, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, shared her heartbreak with her Instagram followers on Sunday.
The 34-year-old, who has A Son and a daughter, had announced her pregnancy on 1 October.
On Instagram, Adlington wrote: " I don't really have The Words right now but unfortunately we went for our 20-week scan This Week and they found no heartbeat.
" I gave birth to our angel, Harper on Friday at 7pm. We held her, and had time with her. We will Forever Love her and remember her always. "
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Former track athletes Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford , ex-hockey player Sam Quek and presenters Angellica Bell and Helen Skelton were among those sending her support.
Dame Jessica wrote: " Oh Becky I'm sending you and your family so much love. I'm so sorry xxxx. "
Rutherford wrote: " Sending love to you. So sorry to read this Becky xx. "
The News follows revealed by Adlington in August 2022.
She has one son, Albie, with Mr Parsons, who she married two years ago.
A daughter, Summer, was born during her marriage to Harry Needs .
Source of news: bbc.com
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