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Rebecca Adlington. Kadi Kaljula Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium. British freestyle swimmer. Rebecca Adlington. Background. attended The Brunts School in Mansfield started swimming with Sherwood Colliery Swimming Club selected for the Nottinghamshire County Swim Squad – Nova Centurion
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Rebecca Adlington Kadi Kaljula Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium
British freestyle swimmer Rebecca Adlington
Background • attended The Brunts School in Mansfield • started swimming with Sherwood Colliery Swimming Club • selected for the Nottinghamshire County Swim Squad – Nova Centurion • Currently trains in Nova Centurion
Personal information • Full name:Rebecca Adlington • Nationality:British • Date of birth:17 February 1989 (age 19) • Place of birth:Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England • Height:1.79 m
2008 Summer Olympics • broke the Commonwealth record of the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:02:24 • won an Olympic gold medal of 400m freestyle with a time of 4:03.22
2008 Summer Olympics • set a new British, Commonwealth, European and Olympic record of 8:18.06 in the women's 800 metre freestyle • Won the 800m Olympic final in a World record time of 8:14.10
Britain's first Olympic swimming champion since 1988 • the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908
Recognition • the Sherwood Swimming Baths in Mansfield is to be renamed the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre • she was voted third in the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award • was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours
Great Britain's most successful Olympic swimmer in 100 years.