Rebecca Adlington

Rebecca Adlington, OBE (born 17 Februar 1989) is a Inglis umwhile competitive soummer who specialisit in freestyle events in internaitional competeetion. She wan twa gowd medals at the 2008 Olympic Gemmes in the 400-metre freestyle an 800-metre freestyle, breakin the 19-year-auld warld record o Janet Evans in the 800-metre feenal. Adlington wis Breetain's first Olympic soummin champion syne 1988, an the first Breetish soummer tae win twa Olympic gowd medals syne 1908.^[2] She wan bronze medals in baith the weemen's 400-metre an 800-metre freestyle events in the 2012 Simmer Olympics in Lunnon.

Rebecca Adlington
OBE

Adlington in Our Greatest Team Parade
Personal information
Full name	Rebecca Adlington
Nickname(s)	"Becky"
Born	(1989-02-17) 17 Februar 1989 (age 36) Mansfield, Ingland
Hicht	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Wecht	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)[1]
Sport
Sport	Soummin
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	Nova Centurion
Coach	Bill Furniss
Medal record Weemen's soummin Representin  Great Breetain Event 1st 2nt 3rd Olympic Gemmes 2 0 2 World Championships (LC) 1 1 2 Warld Championships (SC) 1 1 0 European Championships (LC) 1 1 1 Commonweal Gemmes 2 0 2 Total 7 3 7 Olympic Gemmes 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 800 m freestyle 2012 Lunnon 400 m freestyle 2012 London 800 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 800 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 400 m freestyle 2009 Roum 400 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 800 m freestyle 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2010 Budapest 400 m freestyle 2006 Budapest 800 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle Representin  Ingland Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi [:en:[Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metre freestyle 2010 Delhi 800 m freestyle 2010 Delhi 200 m freestyle 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle

Adlington retirt frae aw competitive soummin on 5 Februar 2013, at the age o 23,^[3] an haed a baby cried Summer wi her husband, umwhile soummer Harry Needs,^[4] Adlington annooncit her separation frae Needs in Mairch 2016.^[5]